Microsoft Edge memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-0129. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function. 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 weakness was presented 03/08/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-024 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0129 since 12/03/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing 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 89747 (MS16-024: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3142019)), 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89747), SecurityFocus (BID 84116†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57087†). See VDB-81244, VDB-81248, VDB-81249 and VDB-81250 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 89747
Nessus Name: MS16-024: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3142019)
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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: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81263
SecurityFocus: 84116 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2016-0129 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035204
Vulnerability Center: 57087 - [MS16-024] Microsoft Edge Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0129, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 10:53
Updated: 07/09/2022 18:05
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:53 (76), 09/01/2018 08:57 (9), 07/09/2022 18:05 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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