A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
| Link | Tags |
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| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042118 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105787 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8544 | patch vendor advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45923/ | exploit vdb entry third party advisory |