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| Rule General Information |
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| Release Date: | 2020-12-29 | |
| Rule Name: | Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8174) | |
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| Rule Protection Details |
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| Description: | A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows VBScript engine. The vulnerability is due to the way that the VBScript engine handles certain objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a crafted web page using Internet Explorer or a crafted Microsoft Office document. | |
| Impact: | An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable system. Failed exploit may cause denial-of-service attack. | |
| Affected OS: | Windows | |
| Reference: | SecurityFocusBID:103998 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8174 https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/a-single-instruction-micropatch-for.html ExploitDB:44741 |
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| The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8174 |