High severity · published Dec 20, 2016
CVE-2016-7288
The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting…
7.5
CVSS
70.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The scripting engines in 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7286, CVE-2016-7296, and CVE-2016-7297.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)70.4% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ED
Edge · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7288
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7288
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140994/Microsoft-Edge-TypedArray.sort-Use-After-Free.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94749
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444
bugs.chromium.org
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=983
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41357/
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