8.8High KEV

CVE-2016-7201Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability

microsoft edge Published: (9 years ago)

Known exploited — Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 28.03.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 18.04.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7201

Description

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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-843

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
microsoft edge —

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*