SB2018111331 - Security restrictions bypass in Microsoft JScript
Published: November 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018111331
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8417)
The vulnerability allows a physical attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to an error when Microsoft JScript manages COM object creation. A physical attacker can run a specially crafted application to bypass security restrictions and create arbitrary COM objects.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.