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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The weakness was disclosed 08/09/2016 by exp-sky as MS16-095 / 3177356 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3293 since 03/15/2016. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/13/2022). 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 92820 (MS16-096: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3177358)), 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 91258 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-096)).
Applying the patch MS16-095 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.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92820). The entries 90679, 90680, 90681 and 90683 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 92820
Nessus Name: MS16-096: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3177358)
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OpenVAS ID: 867633
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3177358)
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Patch: MS16-095
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS16-095 / 3177356
Researcher: exp-sky
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-3293 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036562
SecurityFocus: 92305 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3293 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/10/2016 09:09Updated: 09/13/2022 13:39
Changes: 08/10/2016 09:09 (67), 04/07/2017 12:15 (13), 09/13/2022 13:39 (3)
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