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CVE-2016-0187

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 21.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 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-2016-0189.

Affected products

• Microsoft Jscript: 5.8
• Microsoft Vbscript: 5.8

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90011
• 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
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90011
• 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

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