CVE-2016-3391 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge allow context-dependent attackers to discover credentials by leveraging access to a memory dump, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-10-14

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 27.4% 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:edge:-:::::::*
	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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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.27405.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93379
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-119

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-10-14T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:56:13.152Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-3391

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-14T02:59:28.057

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

Link: CVE-2016-3391

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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