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 vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-7195. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. 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 classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. 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 weakness was released 11/08/2016 as MS16-142 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7195 since 09/09/2016. 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. 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 09/30/2022). 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 94630 (MS16-129: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3199057)), 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 100301 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-142)).

Applying the patch MS16-142 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 (94630) and SecurityFocus (BID 94052†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93366, VDB-93370, VDB-93371 and VDB-93373. 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: 94630
Nessus Name: MS16-129: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3199057)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3198467)
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Patch: MS16-142

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11/08/2016 +60 days 🔍
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09/30/2022 +2150 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-142
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7195 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7195
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93426

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SecurityFocus: 94052 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-7195 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2016 10:57
Updated: 09/30/2022 09:55
Changes: 11/09/2016 10:57 (55), 04/07/2017 12:15 (24), 09/30/2022 09:53 (4), 09/30/2022 09:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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