7.5high
CVE-2016-7240in critical feed1 exploit
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
Also known as GHSA-hh3v-5chw-wgh7
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
66.5%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
66.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-40773 Microsoft Edge - 'eval' Type Confusion · dos · 2016-11-17
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuget | Microsoft.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
- exploit-db.com /exploits/40773/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94046 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037245 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7240 · 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/20210803102008/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94046 · web
- web.archive.org /web/20211126224744/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 · web
- exploit-db.com /exploits/40773 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-7240
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-hh3v-5chw-wgh7
- NVD: CVE-2016-7240
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