CVE-2020-16884 — Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Edge
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
CNA4.2
EPSS
1.9%
top 16.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateMay 24
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the IEToEdge Browser Helper Object (BHO) plugin on Internet Explorer handles 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.
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designe…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9