Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3288. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser) 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 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3290.

The weakness was shared 08/09/2016 by Martin Barbella with Google Project Zero as MS16-095 / 3177356 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3288 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92819 (MS16-095: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3177356)), 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 100294 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-095)).

Applying the patch MS16-095 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 Exploit-DB (40253), Tenable (92819) and SecurityFocus (BID 92321†). The entries VDB-90680, VDB-90681, VDB-90682 and VDB-90683 are related to this item. 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: 92819
Nessus Name: MS16-095: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3177356)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3177356)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-095 / 3177356
Researcher: Martin Barbella
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3288 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90679
SecurityFocus: 92321 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-3288 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036562

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/10/2016 09:09
Updated: 02/28/2025 23:03
Changes: 08/10/2016 09:09 (70), 04/07/2017 15:25 (14), 09/13/2022 13:10 (3), 09/13/2022 13:16 (1), 02/28/2025 23:03 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:F13:103

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