PT-2020-1866
CVE-2020-0768
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Published
2020-03-10
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Updated
2021-08-02
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.6
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to errors in handling objects in memory by the JavaScript scripting engine handler ChakraCore in Microsoft browsers. Exploitation of this issue could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, potentially gaining the same user rights as the current user. If the current user has administrative user rights, the attacker could take control of the affected system, allowing them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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