Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Edge and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Scripting Engine. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3271. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The VBScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 07/12/2016 by WanderingGlitch with Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as MS16-085 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3271 since 03/15/2016. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92016 (MS16-085: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3169999)), 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 91249 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-085)).

Applying the patch MS16-085 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 (92016) and SecurityFocus (BID 91586†). The entries VDB-89014, VDB-89017, VDB-89018 and VDB-89019 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 92016
Nessus Name: MS16-085: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3169999)
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OpenVAS ID: 865916
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3169999)
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Patch: MS16-085

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-085
Researcher: WanderingGlitch
Organization: Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89029
SecurityFocus: 91586 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2016-3271 Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036286

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Created: 07/13/2016 09:59
Updated: 09/01/2022 16:04
Changes: 07/13/2016 09:59 (69), 02/23/2019 08:18 (13), 09/01/2022 16:04 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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