CVE-2016-7201
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-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.
ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD
This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft Edge
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3/28/2022
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7201
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v3 Score
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2 Score
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
This vulnerability has a 89.75% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
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