CVE-2017-11796

moderate-risk
Published 2017-10-13

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11792, CVE-2017-11793, CVE-2017-11797, CVE-2017-11798, CVE-2017-11799, CVE-2017-11800, CVE-2017-11801, CVE-2017-11802, CVE-2017-11804, CVE-2017-11805, CVE-2017-11806, CVE-2017-11807, CVE-2017-11808, CVE-2017-11809, CVE-2017-11810, CVE-2017-11811, CVE-2017-11812, and CVE-2017-11821.

Do I need to act?

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24.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 76% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101080
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039529
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-1179...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101080
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039529
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-1179...
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moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 7/34 · Low