CVE-2016-7243
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 13.5%
Description
The Chakra JavaScript scripting engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7201, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, and CVE-2016-7242.
How to fix CVE-2016-7243
To remediate CVE-2016-7243, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.2.2 or later
Is CVE-2016-7243 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 13.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.2.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |