CVE-2018-8288: Out-of-bounds Write

July 11, 2018 (updated August 24, 2020)

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, Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296, CVE-2018-8298.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104636
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041258
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8288
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8288
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45213/

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