CVE-2016-0186 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Chakra JavaScript 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-2016-0191 and CVE-2016-0193.

Published: 2016-05-11

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 21.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-fjj8-gv4j-953p	ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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.

The EPSS score is 0.21761.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90008
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035821
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-338
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-355
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-052

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-05-11T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:13.324Z

Reserved: 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0186

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-11T01:59:27.207

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-0186

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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