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ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 8, 2024

Package

nuget Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet)

Affected versions

< 1.2.2

Patched versions

1.2.2

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-2016-7201, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 10, 2016
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Jul 28, 2023
Last updated Aug 8, 2024

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2016-7200

GHSA ID

GHSA-5whg-j5fv-xcm2

Source code

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