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Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting microsoft.chakracore package, versions [1.2.0,1.4.2)

0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 36.17% (98th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTCHAKRACORE-174449
  • published 18 Apr 2019
  • disclosed 13 Jan 2017
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 13 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-0028 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.ChakraCore to version 1.4.2 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). There is a use-after-free (UAF) bug in Parse.cpp which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the authenticated user.

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