Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-3290. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. 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 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-2016-3288.

The weakness was released 08/09/2016 by Liu Long with Qihoo 360 as MS16-095 / 3177356 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3290. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 09/13/2022). 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 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 Tenable (92819) and SecurityFocus (BID 92322†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-90679, VDB-90680, VDB-90682 and VDB-90683. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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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Patch: MS16-095

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-095 / 3177356
Researcher: Liu Long
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90681
SecurityFocus: 92322 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-3290 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036562

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2016 09:09
Updated: 09/13/2022 13:34
Changes: 08/10/2016 09:09 (66), 04/07/2017 15:25 (13), 09/13/2022 13:29 (4), 09/13/2022 13:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:276:103

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