Actively exploited · Published Oct 14, 2016 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2016-3298

Medium 6.5 Exploited

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Internet Explorer from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on May 24, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 33.3% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)33.3%top 1.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since May 24, 2022

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 14, 2022.

Official 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."

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

MS16-118 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
MS16-126 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
93392 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
1036992 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3298 government-resource