ghsa-4f5g-j7wg-7w8j
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 02:22
Modified
2025-10-22 17:20
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.7 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
Details

The Chakra JavaScript scripting engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "NuGet",
        "name": "Microsoft.ChakraCore"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.2.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7201"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119",
      "CWE-843"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-28T20:25:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-11-10T06:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The Chakra JavaScript scripting engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka \"Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.",
  "id": "GHSA-4f5g-j7wg-7w8j",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T17:20:06Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:22:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7201"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1982"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/c2787ef8fdb7401922e9ec6540e4e5895d11c631"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210123185125/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94038"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211126224744/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7201"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40784"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94038"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability"
}


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