Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3293

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3293

External References

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-095.aspx
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-096.aspx

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge
• Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability
• Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer