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CVE-2016-0189

CVE-2016-0189HIGH

n/a n/a — Microsoft Internet Explorer

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.5   .9406   99.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Dec 4   Reserved by microsoft
  May 11  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Mar 28  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-18

CWE-787 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · KEV due April 18, 2022

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
December 4, 2015	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
May 11, 2016	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
March 28, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-18

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (7)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90012 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-051 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-053 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0189 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/ [x_refsource_MISC]

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-0189 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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