PT-2016-2894 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2016-09-13 · Updated 2022-05-14 · CVE-2016-3377

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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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption via a crafted web site. This is related to the Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge, which can corrupt memory when handling objects, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative rights, an attacker could take control of the system, 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

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02325

CVE-2016-3377

GHSA-WV44-9W69-W43J

ZDI-16-514

Affected Products

Edge

References · 15

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3377 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wv44-9w69-w43j · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3377 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-514 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02325 · Security Note
• https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore · Note
• https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/issues/6289 · Note
• https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/24c4d7df8199b27d360323ce3be1d7959fd918eb · 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/92797 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210123164626/http://securityfocus.com/bid/92797 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210123044830/http://securitytracker.com/id/1036789 · Note