CVE-2018-8291: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

July 11, 2018 (updated August 24, 2020)

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka “Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.” This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8296, CVE-2018-8298.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104637
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041258
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8291
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8291
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45215/

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