8.8high

CVE-2016-3269in critical feed

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

Also known as GHSA-8g43-4g4j-g9r5

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
21.4%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Chakra JavaScript 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-2016-3265.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

21.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
GitHub3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
nugetMicrosoft.ChakraCore
<1.2.0.0
1.2.0.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1036286 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91595 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-085 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3269 · advisory
  • github.com /chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1291 · web
  • github.com /chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/17f3d4a4852dcc9e48de7091685b1862afb9f307 · web
  • github.com /chakra-core/ChakraCore · package
  • web.archive.org /web/20210121005807/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036286 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20210123150757/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91595 · web

Sources

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