7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-0840
Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0834, CVE-2018-0835, CVE-2018-0836, CVE-2018-0837, CVE-2018-0838, CVE-2018-0856, CVE-2018-0857, CVE-2018-0858, CVE-2018-0859, CVE-2018-0860, CVE-2018-0861, and CVE-2018-0866.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2018, 2:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-0840 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-0840 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft edge
2 Microsoft internet_explorer
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-0840.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102886 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040369 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040372 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0840 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44077/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-0840 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-0840 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040369 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040369 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0840 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0840 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44077/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44077/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102886 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102886 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040372 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040372 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44077/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040372 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040369 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102886 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-0840 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-0840 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.55 }} 0.46%

score

0.99304

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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