#VU25897 Out-of-bounds read in ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge - CVE-2020-0813
Published: March 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25897
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0813
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ChakraCore
Microsoft Edge
ChakraCore
Microsoft Edge
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing untrusted data in Chakra scripting engine. A remote attacker who knows the memory address of where the object was created can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.