CVE-2017-11873 in the critical feed json
ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker…
published 2017-11-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-3470
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 69.8%
- EPSS 69.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as 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-2017-11836, CVE-2017-11837, CVE-2017-11838, CVE-2017-11839, CVE-2017-11840, CVE-2017-11841, CVE-2017-11843, CVE-2017-11846, CVE-2017-11858, CVE-2017-11859, CVE-2017-11861, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11869, CVE-2017-11870, and CVE-2017-11871.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-43154)
Exploit prediction
69.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-43154 Microsoft Edge Chakra: JIT - 'OP_Memset' Type Confusion dos, 2017-11-16
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation ChakraCore, Microsoft Edge
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11873
patch, vendor-advisory
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/43154/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id/1039780
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/101728
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-11873
- NVD CVE-2017-11873
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