PT-2016-2761 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2016-09-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-3294

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 Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted web site. This can occur due to a buffer overflow in memory. The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to corrupt memory, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative rights, the attacker could 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:2016-02163

CVE-2016-3294

ZDI-16-509

Affected Products

Edge

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02163 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3294 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3294 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-509 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-105 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036789 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-105 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92789 · Note