The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka “Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.”
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0002
Reference (s):
- IDEFENSE:20160112 Microsoft Internet Explorer VBScript “Assignvar” Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- URL: https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1215
- MS:MS16-001
- URL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001
- MS:MS16-003