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."
Published Oct 14, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 16.84%
Description
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."
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- 11
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.84% (0.16843) | 96.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.84% (0.16843) | 96.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 2, 2026 | 20.49% (0.20493) | 95.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 25.55% (0.25550) | 96.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.99% (0.22988) | 95.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.09% (0.43086) | 96.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 22.99% (0.22988) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.35% (0.24353) | 95.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 14.90% (0.14902) | 95.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 16.12% (0.16117) | 96.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2024 | 15.29% (0.15292) | 95.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 12.84% (0.12841) | 95.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 12.68% (0.12685) | 94.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 14.92% (0.14917) | 95.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 14.14% (0.14143) | 94.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 15.23% (0.15233) | 94.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 14.14% (0.14143) | 94.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.54% (0.24536) | 96.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.54% (0.24536) | 95.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93383 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-119 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7p4-fmmh-4p8x Advisory
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/f05c42e64c3b2d057ae1a52fe1917af26c9f2737
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1737
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3390
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210125180757/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93383
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210515045943/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211208062350/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993
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