PT-2018-1549 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2018-09-10 · Updated 2020-02-24 · CVE-2018-8464

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the Microsoft Edge PDF Reader. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user by exploiting the vulnerability with specially crafted PDF content. If the current user has administrative rights, an attacker could gain control of the affected 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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01104

CVE-2018-8464

Affected Products

Edge

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8464 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8464 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8464 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01104 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105265 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041623 · Note
• https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days · Note