SB2016080906 - Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Published: August 9, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016080906
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3293)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing objects in memory. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick a victim to visit that page, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability my allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.