Root cause analysis of the latest Internet Explorer zero day – CVE-2018-8174

Posted on May 9, 2018

Root cause analysis of the latest Internet Explorer zero day – CVE-2018-8174

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.

Source: securelist.com