CVE-2016-3199

HIGH EXPLOITED

Microsoft Edge - Remote Code Execution via Chakra JavaScript Engine Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2016-3199 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

Description

The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-3214.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-367
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-368
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1918
EPSS Percentile 95.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2021-08-17
CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/edge
nuget/Microsoft.ChakraCore 0 - 1.2.0.0NuGet
Published Jun 16, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026