What is CVE-2016-3322?

CVE-2016-3322 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-3322?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2016-3322

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3289.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.140 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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

secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3322?: CVE-2016-3322 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-3322?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.