PT-2018-1467 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Elliot Cao · Published 2018-08-14 · Updated 2025-10-28 · CVE-2018-8373

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the JavaScript engine of Internet Explorer, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted web page or document. This could corrupt memory, enabling the attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the affected system, 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.

Exploit

RCE

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01018

CVE-2018-8373

ZDI-18-953

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 13

• 🔥 https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-cve-2018-8373-exploit-spotted-in-the-wild · Exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8373 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01018 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8373 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8373 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-953 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8373 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041483 · Note
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8373 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/140660 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105037 · Note
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/118251 · Telegram Post