CVE-2018-0780 Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge
An attacker can exploit a scripting engine memory handling flaw in Microsoft Edge to disclose sensitive information, 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-2018-0780?
CVE-2018-0780 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 Gold, 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-2018-0767 and CVE-2018-0800.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0780?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Chakracore, Microsoft Edge.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0780?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0780 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-0780 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Chakracore
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h993-2hv4-q866.