CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.7 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft ChakraCore and Edge (Web Browser) (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft browsers access objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.
The weakness was disclosed 09/08/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-0878. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2020). The advisory points out:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft browsers access objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, the attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 05/03/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entry 160838 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
11/04/2019 🔍09/08/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-0878 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 09/08/2020 23:55Updated: 11/13/2020 13:05
Changes: 09/08/2020 23:55 (52), 09/09/2020 00:00 (17), 11/13/2020 13:05 (1)
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