Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Scripting Engine. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0187. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/10/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-051 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0187 since 12/04/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 08/18/2022). 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 91001 (MS16-051: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3155533)), 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 100284 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-051)).

Applying the patch MS16-051 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 (91001) and SecurityFocus (BID 90011†). Similar entries are available at VDB-87136, VDB-87137, VDB-87138 and VDB-87139. 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: 91001
Nessus Name: MS16-051: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3155533)
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OpenVAS ID: 840937
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3155533)
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Patch: MS16-051

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12/04/2015 🔍
05/10/2016 +158 days 🔍
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05/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/18/2022 +2290 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-051
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87135
SecurityFocus: 90011 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-0187 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035820

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2016 10:48
Updated: 08/18/2022 07:46
Changes: 05/11/2016 10:48 (61), 04/07/2017 12:15 (19), 08/18/2022 07:41 (4), 08/18/2022 07:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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