CVE-2017-11767

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Published Nov 2, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 9.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

ChakraCore allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, due to the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

ChakraCore

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`ChakraCore`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-c79v-2rjq-965m	ChakraCore vulnerable to privilege escalation

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 9.5% (9.513% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100838
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039369
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11767

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Chakracore

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Nov 2, 2017, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved: Jul 31, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 2, 2017, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM

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