First published: Tue Apr 09 2019(Updated: )
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka 'Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0806, CVE-2019-0810, CVE-2019-0812, CVE-2019-0829, CVE-2019-0860.
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Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
nuget/Microsoft.ChakraCore | <1.11.8 | 1.11.8 |
Microsoft Edge | ||
Microsoft Windows 10 | ||
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1607 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1703 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1709 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1803 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1809 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1709 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1803 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | ||
Microsoft ChakraCore | <1.11.8 |
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CVE-2019-0861 is classified as a critical remote code execution vulnerability.
To mitigate CVE-2019-0861, users should update Microsoft Edge or Microsoft ChakraCore to the latest version that patches this vulnerability.
CVE-2019-0861 primarily affects Microsoft Edge and versions of Microsoft ChakraCore prior to 1.11.8.
Yes, CVE-2019-0861 can be exploited remotely if the user visits a malicious website.
While updating is the primary mitigation for CVE-2019-0861, users can also consider disabling scripting features in the browser as an alternative.