CVE-2018-0859: microsoft corporation microsoft edge, chakracore Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0859 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in microsoft corporation microsoft edge, chakracore. EPSS estimates a 17.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 15-02-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0834, CVE-2018-0835, CVE-2018-0836, CVE-2018-0837, CVE-2018-0838, CVE-2018-0840, CVE-2018-0856, CVE-2018-0857, CVE-2018-0858, CVE-2018-0860, CVE-2018-0861, and CVE-2018-0866.

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.