Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3298. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects 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 weakness was shared 10/11/2016 as MS16-118 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3298 since 03/15/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94009 (MS16-126: Security Update for Microsoft Internet Messaging API (3196067)), 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)). This issue was added on 05/24/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/14/2022:

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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 Zero-Day.cz (205), Tenable (94009) and SecurityFocus (BID 93392†). The entries VDB-92553, VDB-92555, VDB-92556 and VDB-92557 are related to this item. 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: 94009
Nessus Name: MS16-126: Security Update for Microsoft Internet Messaging API (3196067)
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OpenVAS ID: 54886
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3192887)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-118
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92554

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SecurityFocus: 93392 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-3298 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036992

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

Created: 10/12/2016 10:24
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:30
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:24 (67), 04/07/2017 12:15 (12), 09/23/2022 07:15 (4), 09/23/2022 07:21 (1), 04/26/2024 10:49 (26), 07/03/2024 01:07 (5), 07/07/2024 01:59 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:B7E:103

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