CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2016-7241
HIGHEPSS 99th pctl7.5
CVSS v3
Description
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 "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
71.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days
99thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139991/Microsoft-Edge-JSON.parse-Information-Leak.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94055
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=952
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-142
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40875/
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