What is CVE-2016-3288?

CVE-2016-3288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-3288?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-3288 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet_explorer

CVE-2016-3288

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3290.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.518 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

MS16-095 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1036562 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
92321 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
40253 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3288?: CVE-2016-3288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-3288?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3288 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.