| CVE Number | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-0640 | Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability | Internet Explorer 11 | Critical | 15-01-2020 |
Technical Information
Brief overview of the risk:
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. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, the attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
Detailed Information on the risk:
An attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to exploit the vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites, or websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements, by adding specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerability. However, in all cases an attacker would have no way to force a user to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince a user to take action, typically by an enticement in an email or instant message, or by getting the user to open an attachment sent through email.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Internet Explorer handles objects in memory.
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2020-0640
Affected Software
Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2019
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2016
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows RT 8.1
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems