CVE-2018-0840

HIGH 7.5CVE-2018-0840 · Published 15/02/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
internet explorer microsoft	`= 10= 11`	No fix yet

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0834, CVE-2018-0835, CVE-2018-0836, CVE-2018-0837, CVE-2018-0838, CVE-2018-0856, CVE-2018-0857, CVE-2018-0858, CVE-2018-0859, CVE-2018-0860, CVE-2018-0861, and CVE-2018-0866.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/102886 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1040369 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1040372 · Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0840 · Patch
exploit-db.com/exploits/44077 · Exploit

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