Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Scripting Engine. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-7288. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Scripting Engine. 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 12/13/2016 with Google Security Research as MS16-145 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7288. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in HTML/Javascript and been published 3 months after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 95809 (MS16-145: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3204062)), 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 91316 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-145)).

Applying the patch MS16-145 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 (41357), Tenable (95809) and SecurityFocus (BID 94749†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-94417, VDB-94418, VDB-94419 and VDB-94422. 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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Nessus ID: 95809
Nessus Name: MS16-145: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3204062)
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OpenVAS ID: 800873
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3204062)
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Patch: MS16-145

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09/09/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +95 days 🔍
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12/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/20/2016 +6 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +56 days 🔍
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02/28/2025 +2936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-145
Organization: Google Security Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7288 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94431

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SecurityFocus: 94749
SecurityTracker: 1037444

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 12/14/2016 13:59
Updated: 02/28/2025 16:24
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:59 (52), 02/18/2017 21:21 (21), 10/08/2022 09:48 (4), 10/08/2022 09:49 (11), 10/08/2022 09:52 (1), 02/28/2025 16:24 (14)
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