Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-0861

 

Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-0861

Published: February 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10527
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0861
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the scripting engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Microsoft Edge

How to mitigate CVE-2018-0861

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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