vulnerability

Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-3271: Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 13, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
May 8, 2026

Description

The VBScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Solution

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3172985
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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