PT-2018-1135 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2018-03-13 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-0893

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 Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a remote code execution problem in the scripting engine of Microsoft Edge, caused by a buffer overflow in memory. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system by using specially crafted web page content. If the user has administrative rights, a successful exploitation could lead to the attacker gaining control of the 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:2018-00563

CVE-2018-0893

Affected Products

Edge

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0893 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0893 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00563 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0893 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040507 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103288 · Note