High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-0979

Description

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 affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0980, CVE-2018-0990, CVE-2018-0993, CVE-2018-0994, CVE-2018-0995, CVE-2018-1019.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Microsoft.ChakraCoreNuGet	< 1.8.3	1.8.3

Affected products

ghsa-coords
pkg:nuget/microsoft.chakracore
Range: < 1.8.3
Microsoft/Chakracorecpe-rescue
Range: ChakraCore
Microsoft/Edge2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0979nvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103625nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040650nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com/advisories/GHSA-25vh-gq6v-hrx5ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0979ghsaADVISORY
github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/26371402f106e81797122f5b4bbd9f5e54bd2553ghsaWEB
web.archive.org/web/20210126222855/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103625ghsaWEB
web.archive.org/web/20211207123630/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040650ghsaWEB

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