Microsoft Internet Explorer/Edge memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-0154. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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 summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 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 04/12/2016 as MS16-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0154 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 07/13/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90431 (MS16-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3148531)), 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 100281 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-037)).

Applying the patch MS16-037 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 24116.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90431) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58088†). The entries VDB-82242, VDB-82243, VDB-82245 and VDB-82246 are pretty similar. 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: 90431
Nessus Name: MS16-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3148531)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3148532)
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Patch: MS16-037
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12/04/2015 🔍
04/12/2016 +130 days 🔍
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07/14/2022 +2282 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-037
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0154 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0154
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82237

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SecurityFocus: 85922
SecurityTracker: 1035521
Vulnerability Center: 58088 - [MS16-037, MS16-038] Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge Remote Code Execution due to a Memory Corruption - CVE-2016-0154, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2016 10:03
Updated: 07/14/2022 00:05
Changes: 04/13/2016 10:03 (57), 04/07/2017 12:15 (22), 07/13/2022 23:56 (4), 07/14/2022 00:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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