CVE-2016-0157 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0155 and CVE-2016-0156.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1236.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Edge Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035522
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-232
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-038

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.14319}`	epss `{'score': 0.15905}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-04-12T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:13.327Z

Reserved: 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0157

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-12T23:59:21.207

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-0157

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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