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.
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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40793/ | exploit |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 | vendor advisory |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144 | vendor advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40786/ | exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94042 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-593 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 | vdb entry |