Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Scripting Engine memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The software 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/11/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-118 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3390 since 03/15/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 09/23/2022). 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 93963 (MS16-119: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3192890)), 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 (93963). The entries 92553, 92554, 92555 and 92556 are pretty similar.

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  • commercial

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  • end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93963
Nessus Name: MS16-119: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3192890)
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OpenVAS ID: 54886
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3192887)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS16-118

Timelineinfo

03/15/2016 🔍
10/11/2016 +210 days 🔍
10/11/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/23/2022 +2171 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-118
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3390 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036992
SecurityFocus: 93383 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3390 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2016 10:24 AM
Updated: 09/23/2022 08:22 AM
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:24 AM (68), 04/07/2017 03:25 PM (13), 09/23/2022 08:19 AM (4), 09/23/2022 08:22 AM (1)
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