PT-2018-1473 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer 10+3

Jihui Lu · Published 2018-08-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8403

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 11 Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer 10

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 by corrupting memory. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer 11, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Edge, apply the necessary security updates to resolve the vulnerability. For Internet Explorer 10, ensure all security patches are applied to mitigate the risk.

Fix

RCE

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01024

CVE-2018-8403

Affected Products

Edge

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 10

Internet Explorer 11

References · 7

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8403 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8403 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8403 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8403 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01024 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041457 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105033 · Note