PT-2016-1165 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2016-02-09 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0059

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11

Description The issue is related to the Hyperlink Object Library in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted URL in an e-mail message or Office document. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could obtain information to further compromise the user's system. To exploit the issue, an attacker must convince a user to either click a link in an email message or open an Office file, and then click a link in the file.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00426

CVE-2016-0059

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 8

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0059 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00426 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0059 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0059 · Vendor Advisory
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-009 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034971 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms16-009 · Note