CVE-2018-0800 Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers 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-2018-0800?

CVE-2018-0800 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 1709 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-2018-0780.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0800?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Chakracore, Microsoft Edge.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-0800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Chakracore vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9hg5-fvv3-p692.

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