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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-0187: Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

May 11, 2016

Added

Jun 10, 2024

Modified

May 8, 2026

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.

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3156387microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3156421

References

CVE-2016-0187
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-0187
CWE-119
EUVD-EUVD-2016-0224
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-0224
https://support.microsoft.com/help/3156387
https://support.microsoft.com/help/3156421

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