CVE-2016-7279Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Microsoft Internet Explorer

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
32.4%
top 3.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 20
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 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 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 Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w9cm-j7x2-f2c4: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corr2022-05-14
CVEList
CVE-2016-7279: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corr2016-12-20

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability2016-12-13

🕵️Threat Intelligence

3
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - December 20162016-12-13
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - December 20162016-12-13
Zscaler
Zscaler found Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | 12-13-2016
CVE-2016-7279 — Microsoft vulnerability | cvebase