PT-2016-2889 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2016-10-11 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-3385

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 Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11

Description The issue is caused by a memory buffer overflow in the scripting engine, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. 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:2016-02320

CVE-2016-3385

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 10

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02320 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3385 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3385 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3385 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-118 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93397 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-118 · Note
• https://verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1229 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036992 · Note