CVE-2016-7203 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the Chakra JavaScript scripting engine affecting Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can exploit this by enticing a user to visit a crafted website, leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring user interaction and high attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-40787) demonstrating a heap overflow in Array.splice exists, yet there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.