Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer (CVE-2020-1092)
Summary
Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer (CVE-2020-1092). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka 'Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1062.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-1092 has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2020-1092" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2020-1092 (Microsoft Internet Explorer) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-119) exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Microsoft Internet Explorer を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web msrc.microsoft.com
- web portal.msrc.microsoft.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com