Buffer overflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2018-1004
Published: April 10, 2018 / Updated: April 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11741
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1004
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing HTML content within VBScript engine. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into opening it with Internet Explorer, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1004
Install updates from vendor's website.