CVE-2018-8297: Infoleak

Published Jul 11, 2018
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Updated

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8289, CVE-2018-8324, CVE-2018-8325.

Affected Software

6 affected components
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Windows 10=1709
Microsoft Windows 10=1803
All of the following
Microsoft Edge
Any of the following
Microsoft Windows 10=1709
Microsoft Windows 10=1803

Event History

Jul 11, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:29 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?

The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed over a network with low complexity and requires no privileges, but it requires user interaction. This implies a user must interact with attacker-controlled content for exploitation to occur.

2

What is the likely impact if exploitation succeeds?

The stated impact is information disclosure, with low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact in the CVSS vector. The issue concerns Microsoft Edge improperly handling objects in memory.

3

Is a fix available?

Yes. A patch is available for this vulnerability.

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