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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-0059

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Mar 16, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft Internet Explorer

Patch now

CVE-2017-0059 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 18, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Internet Explorer against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
61.97%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/internet explorer · vendor Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-2017-0009.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer10
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer11
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer9
  • vendor Microsoft Internet Explorerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-0059

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-0059 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 18, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Internet Explorer against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/internet explorer 10; microsoft/internet explorer 11; microsoft/internet explorer 9. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 61.97%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 16, 2017 · Catalog

    Detected

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-2017-0009.

  2. Mar 28, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 18, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-2017-0009.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-0059

    Microsoft Internet Explorer allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-0059

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-0059

    30-day exploitation probability 62.0%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference41661

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference42354

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference43125

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-0059

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-0059

    Microsoft Internet Explorer allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.