PT-2018-1544 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Ca0Nguyen · Published 2018-09-10 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8447

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11

Description The issue is related to improper memory object handling, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This can be achieved through a specially crafted web page. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain control of the affected system, allowing them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01099

CVE-2018-8447

ZDI-18-1048

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 8

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8447 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8447 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8447 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01099 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8447 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1048 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105257 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041632 · Note