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7.5high

CVE-2016-7287in critical feed1 exploit

The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a deni…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
69.7%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and 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."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

69.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40948 Microsoft Edge - Internationalization Initialization Type Confusion (MS16-144) · 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

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40948/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94722 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/140251/Microsoft-Edge-Internationalization-Type-Confusion.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037444 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • bugs.chromium.org /p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=972 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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