What is CVE-2016-3260?

CVE-2016-3260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-3260?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2016-3260

The Microsoft (1) JScript 9, (2) VBScript, and (3) Chakra JavaScript engines, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (mem…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.204 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

1036283 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
91580 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
MS16-084 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
MS16-085 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3260?: CVE-2016-3260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-3260?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.