Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-3298
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and the Internet Messaging API in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.277
EPSS Ranking 96.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.5
CVSS v2 Score 2.6
Proposed Action
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Internet Messaging API improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could allow the attacker to test for the presence of files on disk.
Ransomware Campaign
Unknown
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93392
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-126
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93392
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-126
Products affected by CVE-2016-3298
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-