Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0676)
Severity: medium · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-05-23 · CVE-2019-0676
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk. CISA added CVE-2019-0676 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 23, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 13, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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