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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.