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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-0873: Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-0873: Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/13/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/13/2018
Modified
08/07/2024

Description

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0872, CVE-2018-0874, CVE-2018-0930, CVE-2018-0931, CVE-2018-0933, CVE-2018-0934, CVE-2018-0936, and CVE-2018-0937.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4088779
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4088787
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4088782
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4088776
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4088787

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