CVE-2018-0939 ChakraCore information disclosure vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a memory handling flaw in the ChakraCore scripting engine to disclose sensitive information from Microsoft Edge.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-0939?

CVE-2018-0939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 14 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1703 and 1709 allow information disclosure, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0891.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0939?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including Microsoft.ChakraCore. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft.ChakraCore NuGetAll versions1.8.2
Microsoft.ChakraCore NuGetAll versions1.8.2

Products include Microsoft Edge.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0939?

Upgrade Microsoft.ChakraCore to 1.8.2 or later.

Is CVE-2018-0939 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0939 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xgcc-r2f3-rq6p.

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