CVE-2018-8298

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-8298
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-11 00:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionA remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.893700000 probability, percentile 0.995490000 (date 2026-05-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-03; due 2022-03-17; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-843

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorChakraCore
ProductChakraCore scripting engine
NameChakraCore Scripting Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8298

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Chakracore All All All All
Application Microsoft Chakracore All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Edge Chakra JIT - InitializeNumberFormat and InitializeDateTimeFormat Type Confusion - Windows dos Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8298 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft ChakraCore Scripting Engine CVE-2018-8298 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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