CVE-2018-0949 Security feature bypass in Internet Explorer 10
Attackers can bypass security features in Internet Explorer by exploiting improper handling of UNC resource requests.
- 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-2018-0949?
CVE-2018-0949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 11 Jul 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
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Internet Explorer improperly handles requests involving UNC resources, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0949?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cf5q-23qm-9wq6.