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Magnitude exploit kit

Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()11 min read3 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2018-8174
Out-of-Bounds Write RCE in Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine
7.588%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2018-8641
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation…
7.81%
CVE-2018-8653
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine
7.530%KEV
KEV
CVE-2019-1367
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine
7.552%KEVRansomware
KEV
CVE-2019-1429
Memory corruption RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer scripting engine
7.577%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2020-0674
Use-After-Free RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine
7.587%KEVPoC ×4
KEV

From the original article

11 min read at securelist.com

Exploit kits are not as widespread as they used to be. In the past, they relied on the use of already patched vulnerabilities. Newer and more secure web browsers with automatic updates simply do not allow known vulnerabilities to be exploited.

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By @Securelist · securelist.com

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