HTTP: Microsoft IE Scripting Engine CVE-2018-8122 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
This signature detects an attempt to exploit an memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code into the application's context.
Extended Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0945, CVE-2018-0946, CVE-2018-0951, CVE-2018-0953, CVE-2018-0954, CVE-2018-0955, CVE-2018-1022, CVE-2018-8114, CVE-2018-8128, CVE-2018-8137, CVE-2018-8139.
Affected Products
Microsoft internet_explorer
References
CVE: CVE-2018-8122
Short Name
HTTP:STC:IE:CVE-2018-8122-MC
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2018-8122 Corruption Engine IE Memory Microsoft Scripting Vulnerability
Release Date
05/08/2018
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3415
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
7.6