CVE-2016-7202

high-risk
Published 2016-11-10

The scripting engines in 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 "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as demonstrated by the Chakra JavaScript engine, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7201, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

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80.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 20% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
40786, 40793
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (14)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94042
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-593
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-12...
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-14...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40786/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40793/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94042
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-593
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-12...
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-14...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40786/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40793/
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high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal