CVE-2018-0767 Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge
An attacker can obtain sensitive information from Microsoft Edge via a scripting engine memory handling flaw, aiding further system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0767?
CVE-2018-0767 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Chakracore, published on 4 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0780 and CVE-2018-0800.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0767?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Chakracore, Microsoft Edge.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0767?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0767 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0767 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-0767 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Chakracore
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r43h-hxcp-5rhh.