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. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-7199. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function. 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 bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive window-state information via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 11/08/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-142 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7199 since 09/09/2016. 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 94630 (MS16-129: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3199057)), 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 91300 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-129)).

Applying the patch MS16-142 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 (94630) and SecurityFocus (BID 94057†). The entries VDB-93367, VDB-93368, VDB-93369 and VDB-93370 are related to this item. 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
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94630
Nessus Name: MS16-129: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3199057)
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Patch: MS16-142

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-142
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93429
SecurityFocus: 94057 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-7199 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037245

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2016 10:57
Updated: 09/30/2022 10:05
Changes: 11/09/2016 10:57 (50), 04/07/2017 12:15 (26), 09/30/2022 10:01 (2), 09/30/2022 10:05 (1)
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