MS16-024: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3142019)

high Nessus Plugin ID 89747

Synopsis

The remote host has a web browser installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote host is missing Cumulative Security Update 3142019. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist due to improper handling of objects in memory. An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2016-0102, CVE-2016-0105, CVE-2016-0109, CVE-2016-0110, CVE-2016-0111, CVE-2016-0116, CVE-2016-0123, CVE-2016-0124, CVE-2016-0129, CVE-2016-0130)

- An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to improper handling of the referrer policy. An attacker can exploit this vulnerabilities by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information about the request context or the browsing history of a user.
(CVE-2016-0125)

Note that CVE-2016-0116, CVE-2016-0124, and CVE-2016-0129 do not affect Windows 10, and they are only applicable to the Windows Server versions.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 10.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2016/ms16-024

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89747

File Name: smb_nt_ms16-024.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 3/8/2016

Updated: 11/20/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0130

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0102, CVE-2016-0105, CVE-2016-0109, CVE-2016-0110, CVE-2016-0111, CVE-2016-0116, CVE-2016-0123, CVE-2016-0124, CVE-2016-0125, CVE-2016-0129, CVE-2016-0130

BID: 84018, 84019, 84020, 84021, 84022, 84025, 84029, 84114, 84115, 84116, 84117

MSFT: MS16-024

MSKB: 3140745, 3140768