SB2016051003 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0194)

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, view the contents of arbitrary files on the system and use this information to launch further attacks.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0192)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

3) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0189)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Scripting Engine when handling malicious files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

4) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0188)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper validation of code integrity by the User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) component of Device Guard. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, bypass code-signing protection mechanism and execute a malicious code.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

5) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0187)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Scripting Engine when handling malicious files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-051.aspx
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-052.aspx
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-053.aspx