VDB-114506 · CVE-2018-0925 · BID 103287

Microsoft ChakraCore Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft ChakraCore. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Scripting Engine. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-0925. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft ChakraCore (Web Browser) (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was released 03/13/2018 with Microsoft as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-0925 since 12/01/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory. 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103287†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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12/01/2017 🔍
03/13/2018 +102 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0925 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0925
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114506

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SecurityFocus: 103287 - Microsoft ChakraCore Scripting Engine CVE-2018-0925 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2018 10:20
Updated: 02/21/2023 18:16
Changes: 03/14/2018 10:20 (70), 01/13/2020 10:09 (6), 02/21/2023 18:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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