CVE-2018-8298 (GCVE-0-2018-8298)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-07-11 00:00
Modified
2025-10-21 23:45
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VLAI Severity ?
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CWE
- Remote Code Execution
Summary
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 ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296.
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Microsoft | ChakraCore |
Version: ChakraCore |
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2022-03-03
Due date: 2022-03-17
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8298
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