PT-2016-2896 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2012+5

Steventseeley · Published 2016-09-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-3374

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified) Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Windows RT 8.1 Windows 10 versions Gold, 1511, and 1607

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site. It affects the PDF library in Microsoft Edge and various versions of the Windows operating system.

Recommendations For Windows 8.1, consider applying security updates to resolve the issue. For Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, apply the latest security patches. For Windows RT 8.1, update the system with the latest available updates. For Windows 10 versions Gold, 1511, and 1607, install the latest cumulative updates. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability in Microsoft Edge.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02327

CVE-2016-3374

Affected Products

Edge

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2012

References · 14

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02327 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3374 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3374 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3374 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-3374 · Vendor Advisory
• http://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2016-39 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-115 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-105 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036789 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92838 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-105 · Note
• http://blog.malerisch.net/2016/09/microsoft--out-of-bounds-read-pdf-library-cve-2016-3374.html · Note