Microsoft Edge memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0110. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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 10 through 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 disclosed 03/08/2016 with Baidu as MS16-024 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0110 since 12/03/2015. 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. 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).

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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91183 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-024)).

Applying the patch MS16-024 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 23892.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89746), SecurityFocus (BID 84021†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57156†). The entries VDB-81241, VDB-81242, VDB-81243 and VDB-81244 are pretty similar. 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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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3142019)
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Patch: MS16-024
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-024
Organization: Baidu
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0110 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0110
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81257
SecurityFocus: 84021 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-0110 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035203
Vulnerability Center: 57156 - [MS16-023] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 - 11 Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0110, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 10:53
Updated: 07/09/2022 17:19
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:53 (73), 09/02/2018 10:34 (15), 07/09/2022 17:19 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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