Microsoft Edge/ChakraCore Chakra Scripting Engine memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore (Web Browser) (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Chakra Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 06/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/12/2018 by lokihardt with Google Project Zero as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-8229 since 03/14/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110487 (KB4284835: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 June 2018 Security Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91453 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for June 2018).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110487) and Exploit-DB (45013). The entries 119431, 119433, 119434 and 119435 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 110487
Nessus Name: KB4284835: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 June 2018 Security Update
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03/14/2018 🔍06/12/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: lokihardt
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8229 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041097
SecurityFocus: 104369 - Microsoft Chakra Scripting Engine CVE-2018-8229 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 06/13/2018 18:17Updated: 03/22/2023 17:00
Changes: 06/13/2018 18:17 (85), 02/18/2020 16:33 (10), 03/22/2023 17:00 (5)
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