Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting microsoft.chakracore package, versions [,1.7.3)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 4.78% (93rd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTCHAKRACORE-173805
  • published 1 Apr 2019
  • disclosed 10 Oct 2017
  • credit Microsoft ChakraCore Team

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.ChakraCore to version 1.7.3 or higher.

Overview

Microsoft.ChakraCore is the core part of the Chakra Javascript engine that powers Microsoft Edge

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability could corrupt memory so an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user