PT-2018-1309 · Microsoft · Chakracore+3

Published 2018-05-08 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8178

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 ChakraCore (affected versions not specified) Internet Explorer 11 (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to the way Microsoft browsers access objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain control of the system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, and create new accounts with full user rights. The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker.

Recommendations For ChakraCore, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Internet Explorer 11, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Microsoft Edge, 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:2018-00807

CVE-2018-8178

Affected Products

Chakracore

Edge

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 11

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00807 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8178 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8178 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8178 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8178 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104076 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040844 · Note