The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by the Chakra JavaScript engine, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-119 | vendor advisory |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93383 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992 | vdb entry |