CVE-2016-3247 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory cor…
published 2016-09-14 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4285
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 71.5%
- EPSS 71.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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."
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-40797)
Exploit prediction
71.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-40797 Microsoft Edge - 'CTextExtractor::GetBlockText' Out-of-Bounds Read (MS16-104) dos, 2016-11-21
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/40797/
exploit
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-104
vendor-advisory
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-105
vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1036789
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/92828
vdb-entry
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/111
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/539779/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- blog.skylined.nl /20161118002.html
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1036788
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-3247
- NVD CVE-2016-3247
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