CVE-2016-3351
Published 2016-09-14 · Updated 2026-08-14 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2016-3351 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 24, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 14, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
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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."
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Internet Explorer and Edge
Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-05-24 · Due: 2022-06-14
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92788
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036788
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036789
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-104
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-105
- https://www.brokenbrowser.com/detecting-apps-mimetype-malware/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92788
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036788