CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-7200
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Microsoft Edge
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.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-28
- Remediation due
- 2022-04-18
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7200
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2016-11-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.6 HIGH — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Description
The Chakra JavaScript scripting 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-2016-7201, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.
Affected configurations
• microsoft edge
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93968 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40785/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93968 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40785/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7200 US Government Resource