Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability

1) System Information Disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU282

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3327

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bound read when handling objects in memory. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick a victim to open that page in browser and obtain potentially sensitive information from system memory.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability my allow an attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information to perform further attacks against vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from Microsoft website.

Vulnerable software versions

Microsoft Internet Explorer: 9 - 11

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External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2016-3327

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.