CVE-2016-0189

unknown KEV

Published 2022-03-28 · Modified 2022-03-28

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

The Microsoft JScript nd VBScript engines, as used in Internet Explorer and other products, allow attackers to execute remote code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Internet Explorer
Due date: 2022-04-18

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-40118 local windows text · 1 KB

Brian Pak · 2016-06-22

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 10) - VBScript Memory Corruption (MS16-051)

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

Source: https://github.com/theori-io/cve-2016-0189

# CVE-2016-0189
Proof-of-Concept exploit for CVE-2016-0189 (VBScript Memory Corruption in IE11)

Tested on Windows 10 IE11.

### Write-up
http://theori.io/research/cve-2016-0189

### To run
1. Download `support/*.dll` (or compile \*.cpp for yourself) and `exploit/*.html` to a directory.
2. Serve the directory using a webserver (or python's simple HTTP server).
3. Browse with a victim IE to `vbscript_bypass_pm.html`.
4. (Re-fresh or re-open in case it doesn't work; It's not 100% reliable.)

Exploit-DB Mirror: https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/40118.zip

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript rank 300

Internet Explorer 11 VBScript Engine Memory Corruption

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0189

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