CVE-2017-11796
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
Description
ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11792, CVE-2017-11793, CVE-2017-11797, CVE-2017-11798, CVE-2017-11799, CVE-2017-11800, CVE-2017-11801, CVE-2017-11802, CVE-2017-11804, CVE-2017-11805, CVE-2017-11806, CVE-2017-11807, CVE-2017-11808, CVE-2017-11809, CVE-2017-11810, CVE-2017-11811, CVE-2017-11812, and CVE-2017-11821.
How to fix CVE-2017-11796
To remediate CVE-2017-11796, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.7.3 or later
Is CVE-2017-11796 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 24.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.7.3
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 |