CVE-2016-3298 (Microsoft Internet Explorer) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2022-05-24. An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Internet Messaging API improperly handles… See the required fix, due date and advisories.
CVE-2016-3298 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2022-05-24. An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Internet Messaging API improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could allow the attacker to test for the presence of files on disk.
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