Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3331

Vulnerability identifier: #VU932

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-2016-3331

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 is due to boundary error when handling malicious files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into downloading 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 Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-118
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-119

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge