CVE-2016-0189

high-risk
Published 2016-05-11

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.

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91.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 9% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
40118
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (13)

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90012
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-05...
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-05...
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118/
Exploit https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mo...
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90012
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-05...
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-05...
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118/
Exploit https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mo...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-...
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high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 13/34 · Low