TI-2016-02697 Aliases CVE-2016-3214 GHSA-538h-6rv2-wmj3

The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute…

MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published 2016-06-16 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.16305 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet): 1.3.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet)	before 1.3.0	1.3.0	Patch available	GHSA-538h-6rv2-wmj3

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.0 Fixed in 1.3.0 Patch available GHSA-538h-6rv2-wmj3

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-538h-6rv2-wmj3 Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Fixed in 1.3.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3214
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-538h-6rv2-wmj3

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2022-03781 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2015-00277 Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2015-00275 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-12621 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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