Microsoft Edge memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-3247. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 09/13/2016 by SkyLined with Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as MS16-105 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3247 since 03/15/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93465 (MS16-105: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3183043)), 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 100295 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-104)).

Applying the patch MS16-105 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 (40797), Tenable (93465) and SecurityFocus (BID 92828†). The entries VDB-91514, VDB-91515, VDB-91516 and VDB-91517 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 93465
Nessus Name: MS16-105: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3183043)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabities (3183043)
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Patch: MS16-105

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-105
Researcher: SkyLined
Organization: Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91524
SecurityFocus: 92828 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3247 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036788

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2016 16:55
Updated: 02/21/2025 04:42
Changes: 09/14/2016 16:55 (57), 04/16/2019 12:01 (28), 09/16/2022 09:01 (3), 02/21/2025 04:42 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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