CVE-2016-3213 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3213?

CVE-2016-3213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 16 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Internet Explorer 9 through 11 has an improper fallback mechanism, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via NetBIOS name responses, aka "WPAD Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3213?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3213?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3213 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3213 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-3213 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

• CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cj7m-368h-qqqf.