7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-0187
Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 11, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 12, 2018, 10:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-0187 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-0187 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft vbscript
2 Microsoft jscript
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Analyzing Rig Exploit Kit

Updated: 3 months ago
50 stars 9 fork 9 watcher
Born at : May 13, 2017, 4:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-0187 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-0187 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-051 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-053 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-053 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-051 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90011 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-053 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-053 Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-051 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-051 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

36.89 }} 2.61%

score

0.97253

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability