CVE-2016-3388 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge do not properly restrict access to private namespaces, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3387.

Published: 2016-10-14

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 47.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.47217.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93382
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-119
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40606/

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-10-14T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:56:13.363Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3388

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-14T02:59:24.930

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3388

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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