ID:379 - Exploit for Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3288

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:379 - Exploit for Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3288

ID:379 - Exploit for Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3288

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU274
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3288
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

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