PT-2018-1725 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer 11+1

Lucas Pinheiro + 1 · Published 2018-10-09 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8491

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

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to improper memory access by Internet Explorer. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user by exploiting the vulnerability with a specially crafted web page. If the current user has administrative rights, the 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: For Internet Explorer 11, 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:2018-01318

CVE-2018-8491

ZDI-18-1134

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 11

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8491 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8491 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1134 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01318 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041841 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105454 · Note