High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-0187

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.

Affected products

Microsoft/Jscript
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Vbscript
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/90011nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-051nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-053nvd

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