CVE-2016-3321: Infoleak
First published: Tue Aug 09 2016(Updated: )
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 load different files for attempts to open a file:// URL depending on whether the file exists, which allows local users to enumerate files via vectors involving a file:// URL and an HTML5 sandbox iframe, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =10 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =11 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/44
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539174/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92291
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036562
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-095
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20160301/internet_explorer_iframe_sandbox_local_file_name_disclosure_vulnerability.html
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/references
- agent/type
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- vendor/microsoft
- canonical/microsoft internet explorer
- version/microsoft internet explorer/10
- version/microsoft internet explorer/11