Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-0064. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 02/09/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0064. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k 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 databases at Tenable (88642), SecurityFocus (BID 82659†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56467†). Similar entries are available at VDB-80839, VDB-80840, VDB-80841 and VDB-80842. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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 Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3134220)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-009
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0064 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0064
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80845

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SecurityFocus: 82659 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-0064 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034971
Vulnerability Center: 56467 - [MS16-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0064, Critical

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Created: 02/10/2016 19:52
Updated: 07/07/2022 10:08
Changes: 02/10/2016 19:52 (69), 04/07/2017 15:21 (17), 07/07/2022 10:03 (4), 07/07/2022 10:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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