CVE-2016-7241
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."
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 71.49% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 December 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/edge · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 71.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139991/Microsoft-Edge-JSON.parse-Information-Leak.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=952Issue Tracking
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-142
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40875/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139991/Microsoft-Edge-JSON.parse-Information-Leak.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=952Issue Tracking
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-142
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40875/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.