CVE-2016-7243 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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-2016-7240, and CVE-2016-7242.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17162.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Edge Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-77qc-gp37-hr26	ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94047
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-11-10T06:16:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.320Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7243

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-10T06:59:56.787

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7243

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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