Detections
Analytics
Security Updates for Internet Explorer (May 2017)
high Nessus Plugin ID 104893
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Synopsis
The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft Edge handles objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. (CVE-2017-0238)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory.
This vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-0226)
- A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft browsers render SmartScreen Filter. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user by redirecting the user to a specially crafted website. The specially crafted website could then either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services. (CVE-2017-0231)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory.
The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. (CVE-2017-0222)
- A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer that allows for bypassing Mixed Content warnings. This could allow for the loading of unsecure content (HTTP) from secure locations (HTTPS).
(CVE-2017-0064)
Solution
Microsoft has released security updates for the affected versions of Internet Explorer.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?09cc032f
http://www.nessus.org/u?5470f743
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 104893
File Name: smb_nt_ms17_may_internet_explorer.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 11/30/2017
Updated: 11/13/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.15
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-0238
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-0222
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:9, cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:10, cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:11
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/23/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2017
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 8/25/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-0064, CVE-2017-0222, CVE-2017-0226, CVE-2017-0231, CVE-2017-0238