CVE-2018-0987 Information disclosure in Internet Explorer 10
An attacker can exploit improper memory handling in the scripting engine to disclose sensitive information from Internet Explorer.
- 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-2018-0987?
CVE-2018-0987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Apr 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
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the scripting engine does not properly handle objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0981, CVE-2018-0989, CVE-2018-1000.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0987 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-6hmf-7275-3j35.