// For flags

CVE-2016-0123

Microsoft Edge GetLineBoxForReuse Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0116, CVE-2016-0124, CVE-2016-0129, and CVE-2016-0130.

Microsoft Edge permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o provocar una denegación del servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un sitio web manipulado, también conocida como "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability," una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-0116, CVE-2016-0124, CVE-2016-0129 y CVE-2016-0130.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Edge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The vulnerability relates to how Microsoft Edge processes HTML content with absolute positioning. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can force Microsoft Edge to read memory outside the bounds of an array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

*Credits: d81b2a7b317c035a8da11d63122964c2
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-12-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-03-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
Edge
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"
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Affected