Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-0059. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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.

The weakness was published 02/09/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0059. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88642 (MS16-009: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3134220)), 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 100276 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-009)).

Applying the patch MS16-009 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 22871.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (88642), SecurityFocus (BID 82650†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56459†). Similar entries are available at VDB-80839, VDB-80841, VDB-80842 and VDB-80843. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 88642
Nessus Name: MS16-009: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3134220)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3134220)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-009
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80840

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SecurityFocus: 82650 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-0059 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034971
Vulnerability Center: 56459 - [MS16-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 - 11 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0059, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2016 19:52
Updated: 07/07/2022 09:40
Changes: 02/10/2016 19:52 (68), 04/07/2017 12:14 (18), 07/07/2022 09:38 (5), 07/07/2022 09:40 (1)
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