CVE-2016-7239Low

Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published
November 8, 2016
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2016-7239 →

📋 Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft browser XSS filter is abused to leak sensitive page information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain sensitive information from certain web pages. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing how the XSS filter handles RegEx.

🎯 Affected products26

  • Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows RT 8.1
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2016
  • Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Vista Service Pack 2
  • Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2016

✅ Remediation

KB3197877 (Monthly Rollup) KB3197876 (Security Only) KB3197874 (Monthly Rollup) KB3197873 (Security Only) KB3197868 (Monthly Rollup) KB3197867 (Security Only) KB3198585 (Security Update) KB3198586 (Security Update) KB3200970 (Security Update) KB3197655 (IE Cumulative)

🔗 References (11)