Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-3293. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 08/09/2016 by exp-sky as MS16-095 / 3177356 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3293 since 03/15/2016. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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 92820 (MS16-096: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3177358)), 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 91258 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-096)).

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 (92820) and SecurityFocus (BID 92305†). The entries VDB-90679, VDB-90680, VDB-90681 and VDB-90683 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 92820
Nessus Name: MS16-096: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3177358)
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OpenVAS ID: 867633
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3177358)
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Patch: MS16-095

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-095 / 3177356
Researcher: exp-sky
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3293 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3293
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90682
SecurityFocus: 92305 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3293 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036562

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2016 09:09
Updated: 09/13/2022 13:39
Changes: 08/10/2016 09:09 (67), 04/07/2017 12:15 (13), 09/13/2022 13:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:50D:103

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