Microsoft Edge information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Edge. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3325. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects 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 summary by CVE is:

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 shared 09/13/2016 by SkyLined as MS16-105 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3325 since 03/15/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93465 (MS16-105: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3183043)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91270 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-105)).

Applying the patch MS16-105 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 Exploit-DB (40747), Tenable (93465) and SecurityFocus (BID 92832†). The entries VDB-91514, VDB-91515, VDB-91517 and VDB-91518 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 2.8
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 93465
Nessus Name: MS16-105: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3183043)
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OpenVAS ID: 71170
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3183038)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS16-105

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-105
Researcher: SkyLined
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3325 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3325
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91529
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 16:55
Updated: 03/29/2025 00:01
Changes: 09/14/2016 16:55 (69), 04/16/2019 12:27 (15), 09/16/2022 09:15 (3), 03/29/2025 00:01 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:2CF:103

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