Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3324

 

Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3324

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5243
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3324
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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 with privileges of the current user.

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


Affected software

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3324

Install update from vendor's website.


Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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