CVE-2017-8658 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra JavaScript engine renders when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Published: 2017-08-11

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 20.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 V1.7.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-8v2h-4jpm-3wfm	ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

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.

The EPSS score is 0.20066.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100036
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8658

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Chakracore

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-08-11T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:27:48.755Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8658

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-11T01:29:02.290

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8658

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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