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
Published May 11, 2016 ·Due Apr 18, 2022
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 94.06%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 9
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 4
- 10
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 5
- 11
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- r2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 28, 2022
Patch Due
Apr 18, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 94.06% (0.94062) | 99.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 93.16% (0.93165) | 99.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 91.17% (0.91169) | 99.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 92.27% (0.92273) | 99.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.79% (0.96788) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 96.51% (0.96511) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 93.19% (0.93185) | 99.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 96.53% (0.96525) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 97.13% (0.97129) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97304) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 97.32% (0.97324) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 97.32% (0.97318) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97308) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 97.22% (0.97225) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97306) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 94.91% (0.94913) | 99.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 94.91% (0.94913) | 99.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90012 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-051 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-053 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0189 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90012 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-051 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-053 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0189 | government-resourceUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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