CVE-2016-0002
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
13/01/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.60
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034650
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-003
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1215
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034650
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-003
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1215



