Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2023-36409
Published: February 4, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86050
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36409
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds write and write to enclave memory from a host application, which can leak memory contents of the enclave.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
www-client/microsoft-edge
Gentoo Linux
www-client/microsoft-edge
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36409
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Edge - update to 118.0.2088.46
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 120.0.2210.61
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 120.0.2210.61