CVE-2016-3298: Microsoft Internet Explorer Messaging API Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2016-3298 · Severity: critical · CVSS 6.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-24
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer and the Windows Internet Messaging API due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this via a crafted website to determine the existence of arbitrary files on the local disk.
Yes. CVE-2016-3298 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 24 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2016-3298?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 24 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11; Microsoft Internet Messaging API Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-3298?
A patch was published on 2016-10-11: Microsoft released security bulletins MS16-118 and MS16-126. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2016-3298 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-3298?
Check whether you run Microsoft Edge or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11
Microsoft Internet Messaging API Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1
Timeline
2016-10-11: patched: Microsoft released security bulletins MS16-118 and MS16-126.
2022-05-24: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.