TI-2017-08845 Aliases CVE-2017-11916 GHSA-5f5r-65pm-r3wr

Memory corruption in Microsoft ChakraCore

MEDIUM 42CWE-119Published 2017-12-12 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

ChakraCore allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the ChakraCore 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-2017-11914, CVE-2017-11918, and CVE-2017-11930.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06172 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet): 1.7.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	ChakraCore	ChakraCore	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet)	before 1.7.5	1.7.5	Patch available	GHSA-5f5r-65pm-r3wr

ChakraCore VendorMicrosoft Affected ChakraCore Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.5 Fixed in 1.7.5 Patch available GHSA-5f5r-65pm-r3wr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore::::::::	before 1.7.5	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-5f5r-65pm-r3wr Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Fixed in 1.7.5 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11916
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f5r-65pm-r3wr

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11916

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11916

Other 3

TI-2020-00848 Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-06000 Type confusion in Microsoft ChakraCore KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-00333 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-00359 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-00721 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-00720 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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