Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 wininet.dll ParseStatusLine information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. Affected by this vulnerability is the function CHttpHeaderParser::ParseStatusLine in the library wininet.dll. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-3325. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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 databases at Tenable (93464) and SecurityFocus (BID 92832†). seclists.org is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-91514, VDB-91515, VDB-91516 and VDB-91517. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-104
Researcher: SkyLined
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3325 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3325
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91520
SecurityFocus: 92832 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3325 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036788

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2016 04:48 PM
Updated: 03/26/2025 10:06 AM
Changes: 09/14/2016 04:48 PM (53), 04/07/2017 12:15 PM (25), 09/16/2022 08:35 AM (3), 03/26/2025 10:06 AM (22)
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