Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3298

Vulnerability identifier: #VU992

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3298

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vendor: Microsoft

Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerablity exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the Internet Messaging API. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, bypass security restrictions and determine the existence of arbitrary files.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-118
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-126