Advisory Details

May 10th, 2016

Microsoft Internet Explorer Add-on Installer Enhanced Protected Mode Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-0194
CVSS SCORE	4.7, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Internet Explorer
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['24549']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Enhanced Protected Mode sandbox of vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer and disclose file contents. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the Internet Explorer Add-on Installer component. An attacker can use this component to read the contents of any file that the current user has access to.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-051.aspx
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-01-19 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-05-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Thomas Vanhoutte

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