Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass Security Controls
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1041258 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1041258
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2018-0949, CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 10 2018
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 9, 10, 11
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Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities were reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system. A remote user can bypass security controls on the target system.
A remote user can bypass UNC resource security controls on the target system and cause the target user's browser to load ostensibly restricted data [CVE-2018-0949].
A remote user can create a specially crafted ActiveX control marked "safe for initialization" in an application or Microsoft Office document that hosts the related rendering engine that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error in the JavaScript engine and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system [CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296].
Masato Kinugawa of Cure53, an anonymous researcher (via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), an anonymous researcher (via iDefense Labs), Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team, and Lokihardt of Google Project Zero reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create content that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
A remote user can bypass security controls on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
The Microsoft advisories are available at:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0949
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8242
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8287
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8288
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8291
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8296
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Vendor URL: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0949 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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