PT-2018-18578 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Ivan Fratric · Published 2018-11-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8552

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 versions 9 through 11

Description The issue allows for improper disclosure of memory contents, potentially providing attackers with information to further compromise a user's computer or data. A remote code execution vulnerability exists due to the improper handling of objects in memory by the scripting engine, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This could lead to an attacker gaining the same user rights as the current user, and if the user has administrative rights, the attacker could take 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, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8552

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/45924 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8552 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8552 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8552 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8552 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105786 · Note