CVE-2018-8279: Detailed Vulnerability Analysis and Overview

Status: Analyzed - Last modified: 24-08-2020 Published: 11-07-2018

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CVE-2018-8279
Vulnerability Scoring

7.5
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Privileges Required: None
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: REQUIRED

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: HIGH IMPACT
  • Integrity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2018-8279 Vulnerability Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8125, CVE-2018-8262, CVE-2018-8274, CVE-2018-8275, CVE-2018-8301.

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Impact Analysis for CVE-2018-8279

CVE-2018-8279: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.95129

EPSS %

0.99388

References

0.95129

CWE

CWE-843

Vulnerable Configurations

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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