Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 Security Feature access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Security Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to trick users into making TCP connections to a restricted port via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/12/2016 by Masato Kinugawa with Cure53 as MS16-084 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3245 since 03/15/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92015 (MS16-084: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3169991)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100290 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-084)).

Applying the patch MS16-084 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92015) and SecurityFocus (BID 91585†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-89006, VDB-89007, VDB-89008 and VDB-89009.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 92015
Nessus Name: MS16-084: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3169991)
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OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3169991)
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Patch: MS16-084

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-084
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
Organization: Cure53
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3245 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 91585 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-3245 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036283

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Created: 07/13/2016 09:51 AM
Updated: 09/01/2022 02:26 PM
Changes: 07/13/2016 09:51 AM (68), 04/07/2017 12:15 PM (14), 09/01/2022 02:22 PM (3), 09/01/2022 02:26 PM (1)
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