CVE-2016-7286

high

Description

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-2016-7288, CVE-2016-7296, and CVE-2016-7297.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94748

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40947/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=961

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140250/Microsoft-Edge-SIMD.toLocaleString-Uninitialized-Memory.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-20

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.76727