PT-2016-2976 · Microsoft · Edge+1

Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7198

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 problem, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted web site. This can be achieved by exploiting a buffer overflow in memory, enabling an attacker to bypass existing access restriction policies. The vulnerabilities exist in the way Microsoft browsers access objects in memory, potentially corrupting memory and allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. 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:2016-02407

CVE-2016-7198

Affected Products

Edge

Internet Explorer

References · 13

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7198 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7198 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7198 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02407 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-129 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-142 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-129 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94053 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94057 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037245 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-142 · Note