PT-2016-2938 · Microsoft · Edge+1

Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7195

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 9 through 11 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 improper handling of objects in memory, leading to memory corruption. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, the attacker could take control of an affected system, allowing them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11: Update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Edge: 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:2016-02369

CVE-2016-7195

Affected Products

Edge

Internet Explorer

References · 13

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7195 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02369 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7195 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7195 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-129 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-142 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94051 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-142 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-129 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037245 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94052 · Note