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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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 Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The weakness was presented 09/13/2016 by Liu Long with Qihoo 360 as MS16-105 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3297 since 03/15/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/16/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93464 (MS16-104: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3183038)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91270 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-105)).
Applying the patch MS16-105 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 (93464). See 91515, 91516, 91517 and 91518 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93464
Nessus Name: MS16-104: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3183038)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabities (3183043)
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Patch: MS16-105
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS16-105
Researcher: Liu Long
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-3297 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036788
SecurityFocus: 92829 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3297 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/14/2016 16:55Updated: 09/16/2022 09:12
Changes: 09/14/2016 16:55 (68), 04/16/2019 12:23 (13), 09/16/2022 09:12 (3)
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