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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-16884 – Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object (BHO) Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

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.

Impact

Remote Code Execution

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

  • Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

Remediation

Refer to Microsoft advisory for the complete list of affected products and their respective patches.

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16884

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