What is CVE-2016-3201?

CVE-2016-3201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-3201?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-3201 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2016-3201

Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF document, aka "Windows PDF Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3215.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.236 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3201?: CVE-2016-3201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-3201?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3201 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.