CVE-2016-3391 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can discover credentials by leveraging access to a memory dump in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-3391?

CVE-2016-3391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 14 Oct 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

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge allow context-dependent attackers to discover credentials by leveraging access to a memory dump, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3391?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3391?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3391 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3391 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3391 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qcrg-7gwp-23jq.

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