CVE-2018-8373

Microsoft Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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-2018-8353, CVE-2018-8355, CVE-2018-8359, CVE-2018-8371, CVE-2018-8372, CVE-2018-8385, CVE-2018-8389, CVE-2018-8390.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de ejecución remota de código que se manifiesta en la forma en la que el motor de scripting gestiona los objetos en la memoria en Internet Explorer. Esto también se conoce como "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". Esto afecta a Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11 e Internet Explorer 10. El ID de este CVE es diferente de CVE-2018-8353, CVE-2018-8355, CVE-2018-8359, CVE-2018-8371, CVE-2018-8372, CVE-2018-8385, CVE-2018-8389 y CVE-2018-8390.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows VBScript. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of arrays. By performing actions in script, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer.

*Credits: Elliot Cao of Trend Micro Security Research

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-03-14 CVE Reserved
2018-08-14 CVE Published
2022-03-25 Exploited in Wild
2022-04-15 KEV Due Date
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-11-18 EPSS Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105037	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041483	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8373	2020-08-24

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	-	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1607 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1607"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1703 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1703"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1709 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1709"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1803 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1803"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 7"	*	sp1	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1"	*	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Rt 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Rt 8.1"	*	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"	r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" and version "r2"	sp1	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"	r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version "r2"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016"	-	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "10"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"	-	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	9 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "9"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"	-	sp2	Safe