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CVE-2016-7208in critical feed

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

Also known as GHSA-vx5c-598g-qpg6

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
15.3%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
0
none known

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-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

15.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
GitHub3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
nugetMicrosoft.ChakraCore
<1.2.2
1.2.2

Classification

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

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94044 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037245 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7208 · advisory
  • github.com /chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1982 · web
  • github.com /chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/c2787ef8fdb7401922e9ec6540e4e5895d11c631 · web
  • github.com /chakra-core/ChakraCore · package
  • web.archive.org /web/20210123185150/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94044 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20211126224744/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 · web

Sources

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