Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2019-1356
Published: October 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21653
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-2019-1356
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within Microsoft Edge based on Edge HTML. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted web page to trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1356
Install update from vendor's website.