Memory Corruption in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-7196

 

Memory Corruption in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-7196

Published: November 9, 2016 / Updated: January 24, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1146
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7196
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Detailed vulnerability description

A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim to open it in browser and cause memory corruption.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with privileges of the current user.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-7196

Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3198585
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3198585
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3198586
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3198586
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3200970
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3200970
Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3200970



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