CVE-2016-7287

Microsoft Edge - Internationalization Initialization Type Confusion (MS16-144)

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Los motores de secuencias de comandos en Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 y Microsoft Edge permiten a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un sitio web manipulado, vulnerabilidad también conocida como "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Microsoft Edge suffers from a type confusion vulnerability in internationalization initialization.

*Credits: N/A

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

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-09-09 CVE Reserved
2016-12-20 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2024-10-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140251/Microsoft-Edge-Internationalization-Type-Confusion.html	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94722	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=972	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40948	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144	2018-10-12
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145	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"		Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"				-		-		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