Out-of-bounds read in ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge - CVE-2020-17048
Published: November 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48270
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17048
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Chakra Scripting Engine Memory. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
ChakraCore
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17048
Install updates from vendor's website.