CVE-2018-8355: microsoft chakracore Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8355 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in microsoft chakracore. EPSS estimates a 68.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 15-08-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8353, CVE-2018-8359, CVE-2018-8371, CVE-2018-8372, CVE-2018-8373, CVE-2018-8385, CVE-2018-8389, CVE-2018-8390.

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