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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-3388: Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-3388: Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/14/2016
Created
06/27/2024
Added
06/10/2024
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge do not properly restrict access to private namespaces, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3387.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3192440
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3192441
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb3194798

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