Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2016-0041
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 10 and 11 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.829 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.755 · newest: 0.829 · change: +0.074
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 10, 11
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Vista
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/49 (mailing-list)
- www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vuln…
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0041?
- CVE-2016-0041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0041?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0041 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.