VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-8249
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.3%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0978.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.28% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104363Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041099Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8249Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104363Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041099Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8249Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.