CVE-2016-3351 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site,…
published 2016-09-14 10 y ago modified 2026-08-14 2 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4382
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-05-24, used in ransomware
- epss
- 26.5%
- EPSS 26.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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."
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- 0-day patched (Project Zero)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-06-14 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer and Edge
- CISA name
- Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Patched
- 2016-09-13
- Details
- project zero tracker
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 y ago
Exploit prediction
26.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- brokenbrowser.com https://www.brokenbrowser.com/detecting-apps-mimetype-malware/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-104
vendor-advisory, patch
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-105
vendor-advisory, patch
-
brokenbrowser.com
/detecting-apps-mimetype-malware/
exploit
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1036789
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/92788
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1036788
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3351
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-3351
- NVD CVE-2016-3351
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