Microsoft drops emergency Internet Explorer fix for actively exploited zero-day
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-1255 | A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Defender improperly handles files, aka 'Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability' | 7.5 | 4% | ||
| CVE-2019-1367 | Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine | 7.5 | 52% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
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Microsoft has unexpectedly released out-of-band security updates to fix vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Defender. The IE zero-day bug is deemed “critical”, as it’s being actively exploited to achieve partial or complete control of a vulnerable systems. CVE-2019-1367 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the scripting engine that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution.
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