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Vulnerability details: VCID-b39n-tkwg-h3ft
Vulnerability ID VCID-b39n-tkwg-h3ft
Aliases CVE-2016-7242
GHSA-p6f4-h6w5-9jmc
Summary
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
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 0.11931 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-7242
epss 0.11931 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-7242
epss 0.11931 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-7242
epss 0.11931 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-7242
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
generic_textual HIGH https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6f4-h6w5-9jmc
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/c2787ef8fdb7401922e9ec6540e4e5895d11c631
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/c2787ef8fdb7401922e9ec6540e4e5895d11c631
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1982
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1982
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7242
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7242
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210123185137/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94041
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20210123185137/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94041
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20211126224744/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20211126224744/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-7242
https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/c2787ef8fdb7401922e9ec6540e4e5895d11c631
https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1982
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7242
https://web.archive.org/web/20210123185137/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94041
https://web.archive.org/web/20211126224744/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
GHSA-p6f4-h6w5-9jmc https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6f4-h6w5-9jmc
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/c2787ef8fdb7401922e9ec6540e4e5895d11c631
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1982
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7242
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20210123185137/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94041
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20211126224744/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.93916
EPSS Score 0.11931
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-12T01:35:34.141113+00:00 EPSS Importer Import https://epss.cyentia.com/epss_scores-current.csv.gz 38.6.0