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CVE-2016-7201: Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2016-7201
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The Chakra JavaScript scripting engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute remote code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: EdgeRemote code executionDenial of serviceMemory corruption
What
The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute remote code or cause a denial of service via a crafted website.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Edge.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update Microsoft Edge to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-28
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7201

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2016-7201coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Microsoft Edge Memory

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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