Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting microsoft.chakracore package, versions [,1.8.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
52.41% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTCHAKRACORE-173881
  • published24 Mar 2019
  • disclosed10 Apr 2018
  • creditJohnathan Norman - WDG OS Security Team

Introduced: 10 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-1019  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.ChakraCore to version 1.8.3 or higher.

Overview

Microsoft.ChakraCore is a 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 Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability could cause memory corruption leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of an affected system and may be able to install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

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