What is CVE-2016-0064?

CVE-2016-0064 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-0064?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2016-0064

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-02-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.141 (96.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.141 · newest: 0.141 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971 (vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0064?: CVE-2016-0064 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-0064?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.