PT-2018-1014 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+1

Bo13Oy · Published 2018-01-03 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-0772

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. This could allow an attacker to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, a successful exploit could give the attacker control of the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00233

BDU:2018-00238

CVE-2018-0772

ZDI-18-066

Affected Products

Edge

Internet Explorer

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0772 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0772 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0772 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00238 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0772 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00233 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-066 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040099 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102409 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040100 · Note