CVE-2016-0199

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Garbage Collector Attribute Type Confusion (MS16-063)

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0200 and CVE-2016-3211.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 hasta la versión 11 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un sitio web manipulado, también conocida como "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability", una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-0200 y CVE-2016-3211.

With MS16-063, Microsoft has patched CVE-2016-0199 which relates to a memory corruption bug in the garbage collector of the JavaScript engine used in Internet Explorer 11.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-04 CVE Reserved
2016-06-16 CVE Published
2016-10-16 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-10-20 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/44	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538706/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036096	Third Party Advisory
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1226	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39994	2024-08-05
https://github.com/LeoonZHANG/CVE-2016-0199	2016-10-16
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137533/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Garbage-Collector-Attribute-Type-Confusion.html	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-063	2018-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				9 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "9"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "10"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"		-		Affected