Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-0994

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Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-0994

Published: April 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11704
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-2018-0994
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 boundary error when scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge. A remote unauthenticated 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 this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Microsoft Edge
ChakraCore

How to mitigate CVE-2018-0994

Install updates from vendor's website.


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