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CVE-2018-8242 — A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engin

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10. This C

CVSS
EPSS
27.06% (top 3.70%)
CWE
Published
2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T06:46:13.731Z
CVSS vector

01What is this vulnerability?

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296, CVE-2018-8298.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftInternet Explorer 9Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
MicrosoftInternet Explorer 11Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems, Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
MicrosoftInternet Explorer 10Windows Server 2012

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

CVE-2018-8283
Cited in vendor advisory
CVE-2018-8287
Cited in vendor advisory
CVE-2018-8288
Cited in vendor advisory
CVE-2018-8291
Cited in vendor advisory
CVE-2018-8296
Cited in vendor advisory
CVE-2018-8298
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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