Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge - CVE-2016-3325

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Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge - CVE-2016-3325

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5244
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3325
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling a malicious file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and gain access to potentially sensitive data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3325

Install update from vendor's website.

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