Buffer over-read in Microsoft products - CVE-2018-8315
Published: September 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14770
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8315
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge
ChakraCore
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge
ChakraCore
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error while handling object types when parsing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read and gain access to contents of memory.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8315
Install updates from vendor's website.