Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-0157 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft Edge
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0155 and CVE-2016-0156.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Msbulletin
| bulletin_id | MS16-038 |
| bulletin_url | |
| date | 2016-04-12T00:00:00 |
| impact | Remote Code Execution |
| knowledgebase_id | 3148532 |
| knowledgebase_url | |
| severity | Critical |
| title | Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS16-038.NASL |
| description | The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote host is missing Cumulative Security Update 3148532. 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 the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2016-0154, CVE-2016-0155, CVE-2016-0156, CVE-2016-0157) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists due to improper enforcement of cross-domain policies. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, allowing the attacker to inject information from an outside domain. (CVE-2016-0158) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists due to improper validation of JavaScript. An attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to run JavaScript at a higher privilege level than is allowed. (CVE-2016-0161) Note that CVE-2016-0155 will only affect Windows client installations running at the version 1511 level. |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 90432 |
| published | 2016-04-12 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90432 |
| title | MS16-038: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3148532) |
| code | |