Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 wininet.dll ParseStatusLine information disclosure
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function CHttpHeaderParser::ParseStatusLine
in the library wininet.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
The weakness was published 09/13/2016 by SkyLined as MS16-104 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3325 since 03/15/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93464 (MS16-104: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3183038)), 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 91270 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-105)).
Applying the patch MS16-104 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (93464). seclists.org is providing further details.
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 93464
Nessus Name: MS16-104: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3183038)
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Patch: MS16-104
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS16-104
Researcher: SkyLined
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-3325 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036788
SecurityFocus: 92832 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3325 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/14/2016 16:48Updated: 09/16/2022 08:35
Changes: 09/14/2016 16:48 (53), 04/07/2017 12:15 (25), 09/16/2022 08:35 (3)
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