Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2016-3298

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Internet Explorer Messaging API Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Internet Messaging API improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could allow the attacker to test for the presence of files on disk.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Internet Explorer
  • CVSS: 6.5
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 33.3 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 24 May 2022
  • First known exploitation: 24 May 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 14 June 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-200
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 24 May 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD