What is CVE-2016-3290?

CVE-2016-3290 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-2016-3290?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2016-3290

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-2016-3288.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-08-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.164 (96.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.164 · newest: 0.164 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 11

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92322 (vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-095 (vendor-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036562 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3290?: CVE-2016-3290 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-2016-3290?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.