CVE-2016-7297

moderate-risk
Published 2016-12-20

The scripting engines in 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7286, CVE-2016-7288, and CVE-2016-7296.

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33.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 67% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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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 (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94751
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-14...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94751
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-14...
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moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal