CVE-2016-7240

HIGH

Microsoft Edge < 1.2.2 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

Description

The Chakra JavaScript scripting 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-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7201, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · htmldoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40773

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94046

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40773/

[Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.8227

EPSS Percentile 99.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

microsoft/edge

nuget/Microsoft.ChakraCore < 1.2.2NuGet

Timeline

Published Nov 10, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026