CVE-2018-0840in critical feed1 exploit
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and I…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0834, CVE-2018-0835, CVE-2018-0836, CVE-2018-0837, CVE-2018-0838, CVE-2018-0856, CVE-2018-0857, CVE-2018-0858, CVE-2018-0859, CVE-2018-0860, CVE-2018-0861, and CVE-2018-0866.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
53.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-44077 Microsoft Edge Chakra JIT - ImplicitCallFlags Checks Bypass · dos · 2018-02-15
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore, Internet Explorer
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0840 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/44077/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040372 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040369 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/102886 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-0840
- NVD: CVE-2018-0840
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