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CVE-2016-7286in critical feed1 exploit

The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) v…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
68.9%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7288, CVE-2016-7296, and CVE-2016-7297.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

68.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40947 Microsoft Edge - SIMD.toLocaleString Uninitialized Memory (MS16-145) · dos · 2016-12-21

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • bugs.chromium.org /p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=961 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037444 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40947/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94748 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/140250/Microsoft-Edge-SIMD.toLocaleString-Uninitialized-Memory.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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