CVE-2017-11873 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 69.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 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-2017-11836, CVE-2017-11837, CVE-2017-11838, CVE-2017-11839, CVE-2017-11840, CVE-2017-11841, CVE-2017-11843, CVE-2017-11846, CVE-2017-11858, CVE-2017-11859, CVE-2017-11861, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11869, CVE-2017-11870, and CVE-2017-11871.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 69.8% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-11-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | chakracore |
| microsoft | edge |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows server |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Edge Chakra: JIT - 'OP_Memset' Type Confusion | 2017-11-16 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101728
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11873
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43154/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101728
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11873
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43154/
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