Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2018-8552
Published: November 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15835
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8552
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when VBScript improperly discloses the contents of its memory. A remote attacker with knowledge of the memory address of where the object was created can trigger memory corruption and access arbitrary data that can be used to conduct further attacks.
Affected software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8552
Install updates from vendor's website.