CVE-2016-3321 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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."

Published: 2016-08-09

Score: 2.5 Low

EPSS: 28.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

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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.

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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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-08-09T21:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3321

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3321

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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