What is CVE-2016-0005?

CVE-2016-0005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-0005?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2016-0005

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.282 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 9, 10, 11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0005?: CVE-2016-0005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-0005?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.