Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2018-8118
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, Internet Explorer 10.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.095 (95.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.097 · newest: 0.095 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 10, 11
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 — versions Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 — versions Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511, 1607, 1703
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8118 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8118?
- CVE-2018-8118 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8118?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.