CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11914

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 (1511, 1607, 1703, 1709) and Windows Server 2016 have a vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, posing a serious threat to system security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11886, CVE-2017-11889, CVE-2017-11890, CVE-2017-11893, CVE-2017-11894, CVE-2017-11895, CVE-2017-11901, CVE-2017-11903, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11907, CVE-2017-11908, CVE-2017-11909, CVE-2017-11910, CVE-2017-11911, CVE-2017-11912, CVE-2017-11913, CVE-2017-11916, CVE-2017-11918, and CVE-2017-11930.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS