CVE-2019-1428 Memory corruption in ChakraCore
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in the Microsoft Edge scripting engine.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1428?
CVE-2019-1428 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Chakracore, published on 12 Nov 2019. 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
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge (HTML-based), aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1426, CVE-2019-1427, CVE-2019-1429.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1428?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Chakracore, Microsoft Edge.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1428?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-1428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Chakracore
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfqp-cp2m-6wxx.