CVE-2016-7209

Microsoft Browser Spoofing Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7209 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by KB3198586, released November 8, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

RoutinePublicly disclosed
CVSS
n/a
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0934
95th percentile

<p>A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft browsers do not properly parse HTTP content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user by redirecting the user to a specially crafted website. The specially crafted website could either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, the user must click a specially crafted URL. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could send an email message containing the specially crafted URL to the user in an attempt to convince the user to click it.</p> <p>In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to appear as a legitimate website to the user. However, the attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the specially crafted website. The attacker would have to convince the user to visit the specially crafted website, typically by way of enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince the user to interact with content on the website.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft browsers parse HTTP responses.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems KB3198586 Nov 8, 2016
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems KB3198586 Nov 8, 2016
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems KB3200970 Nov 8, 2016
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems KB3200970 Nov 8, 2016
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17190 KB3198585 Nov 8, 2016
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17190 KB3198585 Nov 8, 2016
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2016 KB3200970 Nov 8, 2016