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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90012

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820

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

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

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

https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2016-05-11

Updated: 2018-10-12

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

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

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 4.9

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

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.6

Severity: HIGH