Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-7287

 

Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-7287

Published: December 13, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU4245
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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7287
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.



How to mitigate CVE-2016-7287

Install update from vendor's website.

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