A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka âChakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.â This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8541, CVE-2018-8543, CVE-2018-8551, CVE-2018-8555, CVE-2018-8556, CVE-2018-8557, CVE-2018-8588.
github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/334471b7254c1c093deb413bac0472974e6f9181
github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/5827
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8542
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8542
web.archive.org/web/20210124213906/www.securityfocus.com/bid/105772
web.archive.org/web/20211126224439/www.securitytracker.com/id/1042107