Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0102. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. 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 weakness was released 03/08/2016 by Liu Long with Qihoo 360 as MS16-023 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0102 since 12/04/2015. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/09/2022). 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 89746 (MS16-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3142015)), 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 100277 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-023)).

Applying the patch MS16-023 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 (89746) and SecurityFocus (BID 84018†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81242, VDB-81243, VDB-81244 and VDB-81245. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 89746
Nessus Name: MS16-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3142015)
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Patch: MS16-023

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-023
Researcher: Liu Long
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81241
SecurityFocus: 84018 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-0102 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035203

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 10:48
Updated: 07/09/2022 14:45
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:48 (49), 04/07/2017 15:25 (26), 07/09/2022 14:42 (4), 07/09/2022 14:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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