Memory corruption in ChakraCore - CVE-2017-8658
Published: September 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8245
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8658
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Chakra JavaScript engine due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted content, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the Chakra JavaScript engine due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted content, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
ChakraCore
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8658
Install update from vendor's website.