Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-0062. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. 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 summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 02/09/2016 as MS16-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0062 since 12/04/2015. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/07/2022). 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 88642 (MS16-009: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3134220)), 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 100276 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-009)).

Applying the patch MS16-009 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 (88642). See VDB-80839, VDB-80840, VDB-80841 and VDB-80842 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 88642
Nessus Name: MS16-009: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3134220)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3134225)
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Patch: MS16-009

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02/09/2016 +67 days 🔍
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07/07/2022 +2339 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-009
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0062 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0062
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80843

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2016 19:52
Updated: 07/07/2022 09:53
Changes: 02/10/2016 19:52 (52), 04/07/2017 15:21 (23), 07/07/2022 09:52 (3), 07/07/2022 09:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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