CVE-2016-3351

MEDIUM KEV RANSOMWARE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9-11 and Edge - Information Disclosure via Crafted Web Site

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2016-3351 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 Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

References (7)

Core 7

Core References

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036789

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92788

Exploit x_refsource_misc

https://www.brokenbrowser.com/detecting-apps-mimetype-malware/

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-104

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-105

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036788

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3351

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.4541

EPSS Percentile 97.7%

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 2016-09-13

InTheWild.io 2016-09-13

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2016-4382

Ransomware Use Confirmed

Status published

Products (4)

microsoft/edge

microsoft/internet_explorer 9

microsoft/internet_explorer 10

microsoft/internet_explorer 11

Published Sep 14, 2016

KEV Added May 24, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026