CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.1 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 03/08/2016 with Baidu as MS16-023 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0103 since 12/04/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/09/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89746 (MS16-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3142015)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100277 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-023)).
Applying the patch MS16-023 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 23883.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (89746). The entries 81241, 81243, 81244 and 81245 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 89746
Nessus Name: MS16-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3142015)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3142015)
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Patch: MS16-023
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS16-023
Organization: Baidu
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-0103 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035203
Vulnerability Center: 57064 - [MS16-023] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0103, Critical
SecurityFocus: 84013 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-0103 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/09/2016 10:48Updated: 07/09/2022 14:50
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:48 (66), 04/07/2017 15:25 (20), 07/09/2022 14:46 (4), 07/09/2022 14:50 (1)
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