CVE-2017-0037

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement function in mshtml.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence and crafted JavaScript code that operates on a TH element.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.1 High

Status

Analyzed - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2017-02-26

Last modified

2025-10-21

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

since 2022-03-28, action due 2022-04-18: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weaknesses

CWE-843

Affected products

• Edge (Microsoft)
• Internet Explorer (Microsoft)
• Internet Browser (Microsoft Corporation)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906
• https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html
• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0037