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CVE-2016-3390 (GCVE-0-2016-3390)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-14 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:56
VLAI
Summary
The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by the Chakra JavaScript engine, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93383 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2016-10-11 00:00
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