High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0002
CVE-2016-0002
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."
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References
5- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034648nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034650nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-003nvd
- www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtmlnvd
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