What is CVE-2016-3245?

CVE-2016-3245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-3245?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2016-3245

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to trick users into making TCP connections to a restricted port via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

EPSS: 0.146 (96.3th 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:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3245?: CVE-2016-3245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-3245?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.