Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-0114. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 presented 03/08/2016 by Simon Zuckerbraun with Zero Day Initiative as MS16-023 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0114 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 $0-$5k 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 23707.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89746), SecurityFocus (BID 84012†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57075†). See VDB-81241, VDB-81242, VDB-81243 and VDB-81244 for similar entries. 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: 89746
Nessus Name: MS16-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3142015)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3142015)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-023
Researcher: Simon Zuckerbraun
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0114 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81253
SecurityFocus: 84012 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-0114 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035203
Vulnerability Center: 57075 - [MS16-023] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0114, Critical

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Created: 03/09/2016 10:48
Updated: 07/09/2022 16:49
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:48 (66), 04/07/2017 15:25 (21), 07/09/2022 16:41 (4), 07/09/2022 16:49 (1)
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