PT-2018-18449 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2018-07-10 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8125

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 Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper memory object access in Microsoft Edge, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This could lead to gaining the same user rights as the current user. If the user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the 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

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8125

Affected Products

Edge

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8125 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8125 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8125 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104623 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041256 · Note