CVE-2018-8242

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296, CVE-2018-8298.

• CWE-787

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104620Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041258Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8242Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104620Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041258Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8242Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jul 11, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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