Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2018-0935

 

Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2018-0935

Published: March 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10994
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-2018-0935
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 weakness 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 privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Microsoft Internet Explorer

How to mitigate CVE-2018-0935

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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