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CVE-2017-0049

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 38.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0018, and CVE-2017-0037.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 11
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: The VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96095
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0049
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96095
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0049

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