Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Microsoft ChakraCore Scripting Engine
CVE-2020-0831

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Chakracore
Microsoft Edge (edgehtml-based) On Windows 10 Version 1803 For 32-bit Systems
Microsoft Edge (edgehtml-based) On Windows 10 Version 1803 For X64-based Systems
Microsoft Edge (edgehtml-based) On Windows 10 Version 1803 For Arm64-based Systems
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 March 2020

What is CVE-2020-0831?

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the ChakraCore scripting engine due to improper handling of objects in memory. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system if a user views a specially crafted web page using a vulnerable version of the affected products. Successful exploitation may result in an attacker gaining the same user rights as the logged-in user, which could lead to further system compromise.

Affected Version(s)

ChakraCore = unspecified

Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems = unspecified

Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems = unspecified

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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