CVE-2016-7242
HIGH EXPLOITEDMicrosoft Edge - Remote Code Execution via Chakra JavaScript Engine Memory Corruption
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2016-7242 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).
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-2016-7240, and CVE-2016-7243.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94041
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.1523
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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 - 1.2.2NuGet
Published
Nov 10, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026