Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Scripting Engine. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0988. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/10/2018. The weakness was published 04/10/2018 with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0988 since 12/01/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/09/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108965 (KB4093115: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 April 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 100334 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Update for April 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 (108965) and SecurityFocus (BID 103615†). Similar entries are available at VDB-115990, VDB-115993, VDB-115997 and VDB-116001. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 108965
Nessus Name: KB4093115: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 April 2018 Security Update
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OpenVAS ID: 61287
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4093111)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Yuki Chen
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115995

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SecurityFocus: 103615 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2018-0988 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040653

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2018 14:05
Updated: 02/09/2021 10:27
Changes: 04/11/2018 14:05 (87), 01/23/2020 16:51 (6), 02/09/2021 10:23 (3), 02/09/2021 10:27 (1)
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