There is a current IT security warning for Microsoft Edge. You can find out what vulnerabilities are involved, which products are affected and what you can do here.
The Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) reported a security advisory for Microsoft Edge on January 12, 2024. Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the application of this software that can be exploited by attackers. The security vulnerability affects the Android operating system and the Microsoft Edge product.
The latest manufacturer recommendations regarding updates, workarounds and security patches for this vulnerability can be found here: Release notes for Microsoft Edge Security Updates (Stand: 11.01.2024).
Multiple vulnerabilities reported for Microsoft Edge – Risk: medium
Risk level: 4 (medium)
CVSS Base Score: 6,3
CVSS Temporal Score: 5,5
Remoteangriff: Ja
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is used to assess the severity of vulnerabilities in computer systems. The CVSS standard makes it possible to compare potential or actual security vulnerabilities based on various metrics in order to create a priority list for taking countermeasures. The attributes “none”, “low”, “medium”, “high” and “critical” are used to determine the severity levels of a vulnerability. The Base Score evaluates the requirements for an attack (including authentication, complexity, privileges, user interaction) and its consequences. With the temporal score, framework conditions that can change over time are taken into account in the evaluation. The severity of the current vulnerability is classified as “medium” according to the CVSS with a base score of 6.3.
Microsoft Edge Bug: Effects of exploiting known vulnerabilities
Edge is a web browser from Microsoft.
An attacker could exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Edge to bypass security measures and cause a denial of service.
The vulnerabilities were classified using the CVE designation system (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) by their individual serial numbers CVE-2024-21337, CVE-2024-20721, CVE-2024-20709 und CVE-2024-20675.
Systems affected by the security gap at a glance
operating system
Android
Products
Microsoft Edge
General measures for dealing with IT security gaps
Users of the affected applications should keep them up to date. When security gaps become known, manufacturers are required to fix them as quickly as possible by developing a patch or a workaround. If security patches are available, install them promptly. For information, consult the sources listed in the next section. These often contain further information about the latest version of the software in question as well as the availability of security patches or information about workarounds. If you have any further questions or uncertainties, please contact your responsible administrator. IT security managers should regularly check the sources mentioned to see whether a new security update is available.
Sources of updates, patches and workarounds
Here you will find further links with information about bug reports, security fixes and workarounds.
Release notes for Microsoft Edge Security Updates vom 2024-01-11 (12.01.2024)
For more information, see:
Version history of this security alert
This is the initial version of this IT security notice for Microsoft Edge. This text will be updated as updates are announced. You can see the changes made using the version history below.
January 12, 2024 – Initial version
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