SB2016101116 - Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Published: October 11, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101116
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) Arbitrary code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3390)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause arbitrary code execution on the target system.The weakness is due to object memory handling error in the Scripting Engine. By tricking the victim to download a specially crafted file attackers can bypass security restrictions and trigger an arbitrary code to be executed.
Successful exploitatin of the vulnerability leads to arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.