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Internet Explorer (IE) Zero-day Vulnerability to Perform Remote Hacking

New Internet Explorer Zero-day remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered that allows an attacker could execute arbitrary code and take the complete control of the infected system. Researchers conclude the Root cause of this vulnerability is inside the VBScriptClass:: Release function, the reference count is checked only once, at the beginning of the function. Researchers believe that this technique will be heavily abused by attackers in the future by cyber criminals and Microsoft confirmed and fixed CVE-2018-8174. The vulnerability exists in the way it handles objects in memory.”]

Source: https://gbhackers.com/internet-explorer-zero-day-2/

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