CVE-2016-7278 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Windows Hyperlink Object Library Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-12-20

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 20.2% 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:internet_explorer:9:::::::*
	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 High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20202.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94716
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037448
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-12-20T05:54:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.491Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7278

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-20T06:59:00.937

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

Link: CVE-2016-7278

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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