Microsoft Targeted by 8 of 10 Top Vulnerabilities in 2018
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-0158 | Remote Code Execution in Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX (Windows Common Controls) | — | 100% | KEVRansomware | — KEV |
| CVE-2015-7645 | Arbitrary Code Execution in Adobe Flash Player via Crafted SWF Files | — | 65% | KEVRansomware | — KEV |
| CVE-2016-0189 | Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft IE Scripting Engines (JScript/VBScript) | 7.5 | 94% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
| CVE-2017-0199 | Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Office and WordPad via crafted document files | 7.8 | 99% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×6 | KEV |
| CVE-2017-11882 | Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Office via Legacy Equation Editor | 7.8 | 100% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×10 | KEV |
| CVE-2017-8570 | Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Office via Malicious PPSX Files (CVE-2017-8570) | 7.8 | 90% | KEVPoC ×2 | KEV |
| CVE-2017-8750 | Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Microsoft Edge and… | 7.5 | 9% | ||
| CVE-2018-4878 | Use-After-Free RCE in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161 | 7.8 | 90% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
| CVE-2018-8174 | Out-of-Bounds Write RCE in Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine | 7.5 | 88% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
| CVE-2018-8373 | Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine | 7.5 | 62% | KEV | KEV |
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This analysis focuses on an exploit kit, phishing attack, or remote access trojan co-occurrence with a vulnerability from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. We analyzed thousands of sources, including code repositories, deep web forum postings, and dark web sites.
By KATHLEEN KUCZMA · recordedfuture.com
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