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CVE-2016-7201

Warning
Exploit

The Chakra JavaScript scripting engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
MicrosoftEdge Version-
   MicrosoftWindows 10 1507 Version-
   MicrosoftWindows 10 1511 Version-
   MicrosoftWindows 10 1607 Version-
   MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 Version-

28.03.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Vulnerability

The Chakra JavaScript scripting engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute remote code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 90.14% 0.996
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 7.6 4.9 10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.