CVE-2016-3298

MEDIUM KEV RANSOMWARE

Microsoft Internet Explorer - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

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)

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93392

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-126

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3298

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.2920

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

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