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CVE-2016-0159

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0159 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a crafted website. It carries a high CVSS score of 7.5 due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires user interaction and has high attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
15.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1576 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 1,570 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Vista Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9316
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-4393
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9312
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9318
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2016-Apr/CVE-2016-0159Critical

Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apr 12, 2016

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-037
securitytracker.com / id/1035521
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-231