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CVE-2016-0189Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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.
7.5 HIGHEPSS 94.06%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 7.6 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Apr 18, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-0189
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- Published
- May 11, 2016
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 00:37 UTC
Affected Products
From NVD CPE configurations.
microsoftjscript1 version range
- 5.8
microsoftvbscript2 version ranges
- 5.7
- 5.8
microsoftinternet explorer3 version ranges
- 9
- 10
- 11
References
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90012
- securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820
- docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-051
- docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-053
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118/
- virusbulletin.com https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0189