CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Win10 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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 10/11/2016 with Baidu as MS16-118 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3331 since 03/15/2016. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2022). 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 94011 (MS16-118: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3192887)), 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 91283 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-119)).
Applying the patch MS16-118 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 (94011). Similar entries are available at 92553, 92554, 92556 and 92557.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 94011
Nessus Name: MS16-118: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3192887)
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Patch: MS16-118
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS16-118
Organization: Baidu
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-3331 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036992
SecurityFocus: 93387 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3331 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 10/12/2016 10:24 AMUpdated: 09/23/2022 07:32 AM
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:24 AM (50), 04/07/2017 03:25 PM (26), 09/23/2022 07:27 AM (3), 09/23/2022 07:32 AM (1)
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