Microsoft Edge/ChakraCore Chakra Scripting Engine memory corruption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Chakra Scripting Engine. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-1300. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Chakra Scripting Engine. 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 the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka 'Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1138, CVE-2019-1217, CVE-2019-1237, CVE-2019-1298.

The weakness was released 09/10/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-1300. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2023). The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra 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.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-141570, VDB-141569, VDB-141568 and VDB-141567. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Web Browser

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• Microsoft

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• ChakraCore
• Edge

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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