What is CVE-2016-0059?

CVE-2016-0059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-0059?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2016-0059

The Hyperlink Object Library in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted URL in a (1) e-mail message or (2) Office document, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.237 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 9, 10, 11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0059?: CVE-2016-0059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-0059?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.