PT-2016-2939 · Microsoft · Edge+2

Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7184

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 Edge and Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to bypass existing access restriction policies using a specially crafted website. This can lead to an elevation-of-privilege, affecting the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02370

CVE-2016-7184

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Edge

Windows

References · 11

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7184 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-134 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7184 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7184 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-7184 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02370 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-129 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-142 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94052 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94015 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037252 · Note