# CVE-2017-11843: ChakraCore and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server

- 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 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 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 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-2017-11846, CVE-2017-11858, CVE-2017-11859, CVE-2017-11861, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11869, CVE-2017-11870, CVE-2017-11871, and CVE-2017-11873.

## 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.
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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11843
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039781
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101740

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