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Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()6 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2014-6332
Remote Code Execution via Array Bounds Flaw in Microsoft Windows OLE Automation
—95%KEV—
KEV
CVE-2016-0189
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft IE Scripting Engines (JScript/VBScript)
7.594%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV
CVE-2017-0199
Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Office and WordPad via crafted document files
7.899%KEVRansomwarePoC ×6
KEV
CVE-2017-8570
Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Office via Malicious PPSX Files (CVE-2017-8570)
7.890%KEVPoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2017-8759
Remote Code Execution in Microsoft .NET Framework via Malicious Documents (CWE-94)
7.889%KEVPoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2018-8174
Out-of-Bounds Write RCE in Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine
7.588%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainautosoundcheckers.com(CVE-2018-8174) 1ce4a38b6ea440a6734f7c049f5c47e2 – Payload autosoundcheckers[.]com
md515eafc24416cbf4cfe323e9c271e71e7ayload IOCs b48ddad351dd16e4b24f3909c53c8901 – RTF document 15eafc24416cbf4cfe323e9c271e71e7 – Internet Explorer exploit (CVE-2018-8174) 1ce4a38b6ea440a
md51ce4a38b6ea440a6734f7c049f5c47e2e323e9c271e71e7 – Internet Explorer exploit (CVE-2018-8174) 1ce4a38b6ea440a6734f7c049f5c47e2 – Payload autosoundcheckers[.]com
md5b48ddad351dd16e4b24f3909c53c8901neric – IE exploit HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic – Payload IOCs b48ddad351dd16e4b24f3909c53c8901 – RTF document 15eafc24416cbf4cfe323e9c271e71e7 – Internet

From the original article

6 min read at securelist.com

In late April 2018, a new zero-day vulnerability for Internet Explorer (IE) was found using our sandbox; more than two years since the last in the wild example (CVE-2016-0189). This particular vulnerability and subsequent exploit are interesting for many reasons. The following article will examine the core reasons behind the latest vulnerability, CVE-2018-8174.

Kaspersky Securelist

By @Securelist · securelist.com

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