Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3385

Vulnerability identifier: #VU929

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-2016-3385

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-118

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability