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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-11916

ChakraCore allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11886, CVE-2017-11889, CVE-2017-11890, CVE-2017-11893, CVE-2017-11894, CVE-2017-11895, CVE-2017-11901, CVE-2017-11903, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11907, CVE-2017-11908, CVE-2017-11909, CVE-2017-11910, CVE-2017-11911, CVE-2017-11912, CVE-2017-11913, CVE-2017-11914, CVE-2017-11918, and CVE-2017-11930.

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CVE-2017-11916

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Dec 2017, 21:29 UTC

ChakraCore allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11886, CVE-2017-11889, CVE-2017-11890, CVE-2017-11893, CVE-2017-11894, CVE-2017-11895, CVE-2017-11901, CVE-2017-11903, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11907, CVE-2017-11908, CVE-2017-11909, CVE-2017-11910, CVE-2017-11911, CVE-2017-11912, CVE-2017-11913, CVE-2017-11914, CVE-2017-11918, and CVE-2017-11930.

osv:CVE-2017-11916
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11916",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-11916",
    "summary": "ChakraCore allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka \"Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11886, CVE-2017-11889, CVE-2017-11890, CVE-2017-11893, CVE-2017-11894, CVE-2017-11895, CVE-2017-11901, CVE-2017-11903, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11907, CVE-2017-11908, CVE-2017-11909, CVE-2017-11910, CVE-2017-11911, CVE-2017-11912, CVE-2017-11913, CVE-2017-11914, CVE-2017-11918, and CVE-2017-11930.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-11916",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-11916",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:19.661330172Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11916"
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430077,
  "published_at": "2017-12-12T21:29:01.743+00:00"
}