Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-3388. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/11/2016 by James Forshaw with Google Project Zero as MS16-118 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3388 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 T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.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 93963 (MS16-119: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3192890)), 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 91283 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-119)).

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 (93963) and SecurityFocus (BID 93382†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-92553, VDB-92554, VDB-92555 and VDB-92556. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 93963
Nessus Name: MS16-119: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3192890)
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OpenVAS ID: 54886
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3192887)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS16-118

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03/15/2016 🔍
10/11/2016 +210 days 🔍
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10/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-118
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3388 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3388
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92561
SecurityFocus: 93382 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3388 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036992

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

Created: 10/12/2016 10:24
Updated: 06/30/2024 16:24
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:24 (65), 04/07/2017 15:21 (14), 09/23/2022 08:15 (5), 06/30/2024 16:24 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:D59:103

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