Public exploit available

Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2016-7240 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Microsoft Edge ON Windows 10 Version 1511 FOR 32-bit Systems

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer CWE-843 — Type Confusion CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write30 documents7 sources

Severity

8.8HIGHNVD

NVD7.5

EPSS

78.7%

top 0.95%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

PoC available

Public exploit / PoC exists

Affected products

Msrc Microsoft Edge ON Windows 10 Version 1511 FOR 32-bit Systems Msrc Microsoft Edge ON Windows 10 Version 1511 FOR X64-based Systems Msrc Microsoft Edge ON Windows 10 Version 1607 FOR 32-bit Systems +2 more

Timeline

PublishedNov 10

Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶msrcmsrc/microsoft_edge_on_windows_server_2016

▶msrcmsrc/microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1511_for_32-bit_systems

▶msrcmsrc/microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1607_for_32-bit_systems

▶msrcmsrc/microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1511_for_x64-based_systems

▶msrcmsrc/microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1607_for_x64-based_systems