Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-3326. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3327.

The weakness was published 08/09/2016 by Simon Zuckerbraun with Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as MS16-095 / 3177356 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3326 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92819 (MS16-095: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3177356)), 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 100319 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Update for September 2017).

Applying the patch MS16-095 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 (92819) and SecurityFocus (BID 92287†). Similar entries are available at VDB-90679, VDB-90680, VDB-90681 and VDB-90682. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
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Nessus ID: 92819
Nessus Name: MS16-095: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3177356)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-095 / 3177356
Researcher: Simon Zuckerbraun
Organization: Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3326 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3326
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90685
SecurityFocus: 92287 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3326 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036562

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2016 09:09
Updated: 09/13/2022 13:56
Changes: 08/10/2016 09:09 (50), 04/07/2017 12:15 (27), 09/13/2022 13:56 (3)
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