CVE-2016-3321

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Published 2016-08-09 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
2.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
1.9
VIR risk
2.5

Description

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."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
27%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
windows microsoftinternet_explorer10
windows microsoftinternet_explorer11

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.