CVE-2016-3298

MEDIUM KEV RANSOMWARE

Internet Explorer 9-11 - Information Disclosure via Crafted Web Site

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2016-3298 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added May 24, 2022, with confirmed use in ransomware campaigns.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and the Internet Messaging API in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-126
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93392
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.2830
EPSS Percentile 96.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CISA KEV 2022-05-24
VulnCheck KEV 2016-04-12
InTheWild.io 2016-04-12
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2016-4330
Ransomware Use Confirmed
Status published
Products (7)
microsoft/internet_explorer 9
microsoft/internet_explorer 10
microsoft/internet_explorer 11
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
Published Oct 14, 2016
KEV Added May 24, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026