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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Scripting Engine. 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.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-145 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7296 since 09/09/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/08/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95809 (MS16-145: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3204062)), 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 91316 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-145)).
Applying the patch MS16-145 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 (95809). The entries 94417, 94418, 94419 and 94422 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 95809
Nessus Name: MS16-145: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3204062)
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OpenVAS ID: 800873
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3204062)
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Patch: MS16-145
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS16-145
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-7296 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037444
SecurityFocus: 94738 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2016-7296 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/14/2016 13:59Updated: 10/08/2022 09:56
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:59 (77), 07/07/2019 07:55 (5), 10/08/2022 09:56 (4)
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