What is CVE-2016-0103?

CVE-2016-0103 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-0103?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2016-0103

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0102, CVE-2016-0106, CVE-2016-0108, CVE-2016-0109, and CVE-2016-0114.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-03-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.131 (96.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.135 · newest: 0.131 · change: -0.003

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 11

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035203 (vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-023 (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/84013 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0103?: CVE-2016-0103 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-0103?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.