An information disclosure vulnerability exists when VBScript improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an attacker with information to further compromise the user's computer or data, aka "Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105786 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8552 | patch vendor advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45924/ | exploit vdb entry third party advisory |