CVE-2018-8625 Use after free in Internet Explorer 10
A use-after-free flaw in the VBScript engine allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malicious web content in 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-2018-8625?
CVE-2018-8625 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Dec 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 remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8625?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8625?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8625 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-8625 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-8625 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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-qcp2-45fg-8994.