PT-2016-2589 · Microsoft · Edge+1

Published 2016-08-09 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-3289

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 Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 11 Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by improper memory access, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page. This can lead to memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the affected system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 11, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Edge, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01981

CVE-2016-3289

ZDI-16-454

Affected Products

Edge

Internet Explorer

References · 13

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-095 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-454 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-096 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3289 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3289 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3289 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01981 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-096 · Note
• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-096 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036562 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92285 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-095 · Note
• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-095 · Note