Feb 2020:
CVE-2020-0674 Published on February 11, 2020

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713, CVE-2020-0767.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Internet Explorer 9-11 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713, CVE-2020-0767.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2020-0674 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2020-0674 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2020-0674

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
93.64%
Percentile
99.84%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.