PT-2018-9099 · Microsoft · Browsers+2

Lokihardt · Published 2018-02-13 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-0840

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 browsers (affected versions not specified)

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory. This could lead to memory corruption, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain control of the system, enabling them to install programs, modify or delete data, or create new accounts with full rights.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

DoS

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0840

Affected Products

Edge

Internet Explorer

Browsers

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/tunz/js-vuln-db/blob/master/chakra/CVE-2018-0840.md · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44077 · Exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0840 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0840 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0840 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0840 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102886 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040372 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040369 · Note