---
cve: "CVE-2016-0189"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 7.5
epss: "94.1%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: true
exploited: true
published: "2016-05-11 01:59:30"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-11-09T01:59:29+01:00"
---

# CVE-2016-0189

> 7.5 HIGH · ⚠️ CISA KEV (1687 Tage) · 🔓 Exploited · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.7 and 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-2016-0187.

## CNA-Record (Kanon, cvelistV5)

- CNA: **microsoft**
- State: PUBLISHED
- Stand: 2025-10-21 23:55:52

## CISA-Anreicherung (vulnrichment/ADP)

- CISA KEV seit: **28.03.2022**
- CISA-SSVC (Coordinator, v2.0.3):
  - Exploitation: **active**
  - Automatable: **no**
  - Technical Impact: **total**

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Hoch | good |
| PR Privilegien | Keine | bad |
| UI Interaktion | Erforderlich | good |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Hoch | bad |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Schwachstellen-Klasse

- **CWE-787** — Out-of-bounds Write
  The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-40118 — Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 10) - VBScript Memory Corruption (MS16-051)](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118)

## Referenzen

- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90012>
- <https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/>
- <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-051>
- <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-053>
- <https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40118/>
- <http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035820>
- <https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0189>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/sicherheitsluecken/cve-2016-0189/) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI WID (CSAF)_