HIGH
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, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published Nov 10, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 71.49%
Description
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, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
71.49% 0.71489
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.71489
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 71.49% (0.71489) | 99.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 71.49% (0.71489) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 4, 2026 | 63.82% (0.63816) | 98.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 79.06% (0.79061) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 73.38% (0.73384) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 7, 2025 | 75.03% (0.75027) | 98.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 65.99% (0.65993) | 98.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 19.90% (0.19901) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 21.30% (0.21298) | 96.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 76.45% (0.76449) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 77.36% (0.77358) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 74.78% (0.74776) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 80.35% (0.80348) | 98.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 78.88% (0.78879) | 97.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 81.34% (0.81339) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 82.94% (0.82937) | 97.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 82.11% (0.82108) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2023 | 85.10% (0.85096) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 84.40% (0.84403) | 97.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 85.30% (0.85296) | 99.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 85.30% (0.85296) | 99.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139991/Microsoft-Edge-JSON.parse-Information-Leak.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94055 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=952 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-142 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40875/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139991/Microsoft-Edge-JSON.parse-Information-Leak.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94055 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=952 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-142 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40875/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Nov 10, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7241
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a