Denial of service in Microsoft Edge - #VU10807
Published: March 1, 2018 / Updated: March 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10807
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the failure to check the return value's type by the CallRegExSymbolFunction method. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and cause the application to crash.
The weakness exists due to the failure to check the return value's type by the CallRegExSymbolFunction method. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and cause the application to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.