Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2016-3298
CVE-2016-3298
(Last updated July 03, 2024) ▾
MITRE ATT&CK
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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.”
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Technical Analysis
Reported as exploited in the wild as part of Google’s 2020 0day vulnerability spreadsheet they made available at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lkNJ0uQwbeC1ZTRrxdtuPLCIl7mlUreoKfSIgajnSyY/edit#gid=1869060786. Original tweet announcing this spreadsheet with the 2020 findings can be found at https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1329837665378725888
CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
6.5 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
2.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
General Information
Vendors
- microsoft
Products
- internet explorer 10,
- internet explorer 11,
- internet explorer 9,
- windows 7 -,
- windows server 2008 -,
- windows server 2008 r2,
- windows vista -
Exploited in the Wild
References
