CVE-2019-1238
published 2019-10-10CVE-2019-1238: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'…
PriorityP434medium6.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRHUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
5.48%
91.9th percentile
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1239.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | — | — |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | — | — |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | — | — |
| microsoft | internet_explorer_11 | — | — |
| microsoft | internet_explorer_11 | — | — |
| microsoft | internet_explorer_11 | — | — |
| microsoft | internet_explorer_11 | — | — |
| msrc | internet_explorer_10 | — | — |
| msrc | internet_explorer_11 | — | — |
| msrc | internet_explorer_9 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.1HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc6.4MEDIUM
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GHSA-jfqf-2j3g-2f99: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulner
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-1238 [HIGH] GHSA-jfqf-2j3g-2f99: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulner
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1239.
GHSA
GHSA-jwrm-g9wp-rh5m: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulner
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CVE-2019-1239 [MEDIUM] GHSA-jwrm-g9wp-rh5m: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulner
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka 'VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1238.
Microsoft
VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2019-10-08·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2019-1238 [MEDIUM] VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exp
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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14th October – Threat Intelligence Bulletin
blogs_checkpoint·2019-10-15
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# Short October Patch Tuesday: 9 Critical Fixes Featured
This month's update includes only 59 fixes, but addresses significant issues. The nine Critical items were for various IE and Edge flaws, and one for a Remote Desktop Client gap. The rest of the 50 were ranked important, including server concerns.
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This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, the Chakra Scripting Engine, the Windows operating system and the SharePoint software.
Talos also released a new set of SNORTⓇ rules that provide coverage for some of these vulnerabilities. For more, check out the Snort blog post here .
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