CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.1 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown part. 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 published 03/08/2016 with Zero Day Initiative as MS16-023 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0106 since 12/04/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around 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 22288.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (89746).
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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: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-0106 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035203
Vulnerability Center: 57067 - [MS16-023] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0106, Critical
SecurityFocus: 84014 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-0106 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/09/2016 10:48Updated: 07/09/2022 15:05
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:48 (66), 04/07/2017 15:25 (20), 07/09/2022 15:02 (4), 07/09/2022 15:05 (1)
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