CVE-2017-11871
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Chakra Core vulnerable to privilege escalation due to reading an invalid pointer
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Windows Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 1709 | Not affected | — |
| 1703 | Not affected | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuGet | Microsoft.ChakraCore | <1.7.4 | 1.7.4 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | chakracore | - | |
| microsoft | edge | - | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101730
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11871
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11871
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/4226
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/9d211a417757ba1ddcd0f2e72d9553535256107e
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210124114740/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101730
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210517135249/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.