CVE-2016-7201

high-risk
Published 2016-11-10

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-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

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90.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 10% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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2 public exploits available
40784, 40990
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (15)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Informatio...
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94038
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-12...
Exploit https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40784/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Informatio...
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94038
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-12...
Exploit https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40784/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-...
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal