CVE-2016-0189

high

Description

The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0187.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118/

https://www.tenable.com/blog/analyzing-the-vulnerabilities-associated-with-the-top-malware-strains-of-2021

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-053

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-051

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-05-11

Updated: 2025-04-12

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.92512