PT-2018-9186 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Mateusz Garncarek + 2 · Published 2018-06-12 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-0978

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: A remote code execution issue exists due to improper memory object access. 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, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer 9, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Internet Explorer 10, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Internet Explorer 11, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0978

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0978 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0978 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0978 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0978 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104364 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041099 · Note