cve-2018-8298
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-07-11 00:00
Modified
2024-08-05 06:54
Severity ?
Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104639VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8298Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45217/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
MicrosoftChakraCore
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-03-03

Due date: 2022-03-17

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8298

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