PT-2016-1056 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2016-01-12 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0003

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. It is caused by a buffer overflow in Microsoft Edge. Exploitation of the vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the issue could take control of an affected system, then 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.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00123

CVE-2016-0003

ZDI-16-019

Affected Products

Edge

References · 9

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0003 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00123 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0003 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-019 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-002 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms16-002 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034649 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-019 · Note