Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3267. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to determine the existence of unspecified files via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 10/11/2016 as MS16-118 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3267 since 03/15/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 94011 (MS16-118: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3192887)), 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 100297 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-118)).

Applying the patch MS16-118 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 (94011) and SecurityFocus (BID 93376†). See VDB-92554, VDB-92555, VDB-92556 and VDB-92557 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94011
Nessus Name: MS16-118: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3192887)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3192890)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-118
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3267 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3267
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92553
SecurityFocus: 93376 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3267 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036992

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2016 10:24
Updated: 09/23/2022 07:03
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:24 (54), 04/07/2017 12:15 (25), 09/23/2022 06:50 (3), 09/23/2022 07:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:3A3:103

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