High severity · published Jan 4, 2018
CVE-2018-0762
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge…
7.5
CVSS
11.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0758, CVE-2018-0768, CVE-2018-0769, CVE-2018-0770, CVE-2018-0772, CVE-2018-0773, CVE-2018-0774, CVE-2018-0775, CVE-2018-0776, CVE-2018-0777, CVE-2018-0778, and CVE-2018-0781.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.9% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chakracore · Microsoft
before 1.7.6; before 1.7.6; before 1.7.6; before 1.7.6 · source: NVD
ED
Edge · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
10; 11; 9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0762
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0762
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102408
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040099
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040100
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0762
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