PT-2016-1392 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2016-03-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0103

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow. It may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by using a specially crafted website. The vulnerability could corrupt memory, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, a successful exploitation could allow the attacker to take control of the affected system, install programs, view or modify 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

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00691

CVE-2016-0103

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0103 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0103 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00691 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0103 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-023 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035203 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-023 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-023 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/84013 · Note