Microsoft Edge Chakra JIT memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Chakra JIT. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-11870. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Chakra JIT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was released 11/14/2017 with Microsoft as KB4048955 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11870 since 07/31/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could 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, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability 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.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104551 (KB4048955: Windows 10 Version 1709 and Windows Server Version 1709 November 2017 Cumulative Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91413 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for November 2017). The code used by the exploit is:

function f(x) {
    arguments;
 
    {
        function x() {
        }
    }
}
 
for (let i = 0; i < 10000; i++)
    f();

Applying the patch KB4048955 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (43182), Tenable (104551) and SecurityFocus (BID 101731†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109334, VDB-109337, VDB-109338 and VDB-109339. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Edge

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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Nessus ID: 104551
Nessus Name: KB4048955: Windows 10 Version 1709 and Windows Server Version 1709 November 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 835030
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4048955)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: KB4048955

Timelineinfo

07/31/2017 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4048955
Researcher: Microsoft
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109341

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SecurityFocus: 101731 - Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine CVE-2017-11870 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039780

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2017 09:37
Updated: 09/11/2024 12:01
Changes: 11/15/2017 09:37 (94), 12/11/2019 20:55 (6), 01/23/2021 12:04 (3), 01/23/2021 12:10 (1), 09/11/2024 12:01 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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