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Vulnerability details: VCID-4pj7-s7yu-1bd2
Vulnerability ID VCID-4pj7-s7yu-1bd2
Aliases CVE-2016-3214
GHSA-538h-6rv2-wmj3
Summary Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3199.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.22845 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3214
epss 0.22845 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3214
epss 0.22845 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3214
epss 0.22845 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3214
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-068
generic_textual HIGH https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-068
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/0b9f3cdd57cb09388fcf898edc537169c45a7345
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/0b9f3cdd57cb09388fcf898edc537169c45a7345
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3214
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3214
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129115034/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20211129115034/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3214
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-068
https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/0b9f3cdd57cb09388fcf898edc537169c45a7345
https://web.archive.org/web/20211129115034/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099
CVE-2016-3214 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3214
GHSA-538h-6rv2-wmj3 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-538h-6rv2-wmj3
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-068
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/0b9f3cdd57cb09388fcf898edc537169c45a7345
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3214
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20211129115034/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.95995
EPSS Score 0.22845
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:43:19.902660+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/Microsoft.ChakraCore/CVE-2016-3214.yml 38.6.0