Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-8139

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Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-8139

Published: May 8, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12475
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-2018-8139
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 in Microsoft Edge by the scripting engine. A remote unauthenticated 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
ChakraCore

How to mitigate CVE-2018-8139

Install updates from vendor's website.


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