PT-2017-3283 · Microsoft · Chakracore+1

Published 2017-11-14 · Updated 2022-05-23 · CVE-2017-11862

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of objects in memory by the JavaScript ChakraCore engine and Microsoft Edge browser. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, potentially leading to memory corruption. If the current user has administrative rights, a successful exploitation could grant the attacker control over the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00047

CVE-2017-11862

GHSA-PCR8-75V3-W9PF

Affected Products

Chakracore

Edge

References · 13

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00047 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11862 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11862 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11862 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11862 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pcr8-75v3-w9pf · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore · Note
• https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/66d733b9adebbe33cc7f48c159c48b7837aa4458 · Note
• https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/4226 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210124114723/http://securityfocus.com/bid/101724 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101724 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039780 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210517135249/http://securitytracker.com/id/1039780 · Note