Microsoft Edge ASLR information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ASLR. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-0080. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component ASLR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Edge mishandles exceptions during window-message dispatch operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Edge ASLR Bypass."

The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-011 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0080. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88643 (MS16-011: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3134225)), 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 91168 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-011)).

Applying the patch MS16-011 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 (88643), SecurityFocus (BID 82631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56479†). The entries VDB-80853, VDB-80854, VDB-80855 and VDB-80856 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 88643
Nessus Name: MS16-011: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3134225)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3134225)
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Patch: MS16-011
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-011
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80857
SecurityFocus: 82631 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2016-0080 ASLR Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034972
Vulnerability Center: 56479 - [MS16-011] Microsoft Edge Remote Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0080, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2016 20:10
Updated: 07/07/2022 11:59
Changes: 02/10/2016 20:10 (80), 08/22/2018 09:43 (8), 07/07/2022 11:59 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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