Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-7202. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 12/13/2016 by Scott Bell with Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as MS16-144 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7202 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Security-Assessment.com and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available 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 95764 (MS16-144: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3204059)), 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 91300 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-129)).

Applying the patch MS16-144 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 (40793), Tenable (95764) and SecurityFocus (BID 94042†). Similar entries are available at VDB-93367, VDB-93368, VDB-93369 and VDB-93370. 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Security-Assessment.com
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Nessus ID: 95764
Nessus Name: MS16-144: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3204059)
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OpenVAS ID: 54668
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3204059)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS16-144

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02/17/2025 +2987 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-144
Researcher: Scott Bell
Organization: Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94415

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SecurityFocus: 94042 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2016-7202 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037245

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

Created: 12/14/2016 13:53
Updated: 02/17/2025 21:23
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:53 (68), 04/07/2017 12:15 (20), 10/08/2022 08:42 (4), 10/08/2022 08:43 (1), 02/17/2025 21:23 (14)
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