CVE-2018-8279: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

July 11, 2018 (updated August 24, 2020)

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka “Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability.” This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8125, CVE-2018-8262, CVE-2018-8274, CVE-2018-8275, CVE-2018-8301.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104641
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8279
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8279
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45214/

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