CVE-2016-3321 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 load different files for attempts to open a file:// URL depending on whether the file exists, which allows local users to enumerate files via vectors involving a file:// URL and an HTML5 sandbox iframe, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.28678.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Internet Explorer Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-::::::

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/44
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539174/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92291
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036562
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-095
https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20160301/internet_explorer_iframe_sandbox_local_file_name_disclosure_vulnerability.html

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-08-09T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:59.558Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-3321

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-09T21:59:28.553

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3321

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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