HTTP: Chakra Scripting Engine CVE-2018-8466 Memory Corruption

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Edge. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8367, CVE-2018-8465, CVE-2018-8467.

Affected Products

Microsoft chakracore

References

BugTraq: 105243

CVE: CVE-2018-8466

Short Name
HTTP:STC:IE:CVE-2018-8466-MC
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2018-8466 Chakra Corruption Engine Memory Scripting bid:105243
Release Date
09/11/2018
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
3792
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Microsoft

CVSS Score

7.6

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