CVE-2018-8459: Out-of-bounds Write

September 13, 2018 (updated August 24, 2020)

A 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 Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8354, CVE-2018-8391, CVE-2018-8456, CVE-2018-8457.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105230
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041623
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8459
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8459

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