CVE-2015-2502
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · Out-of-bounds write · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
8.8CVSS HIGH exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-04-13. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-05-04.
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in August 2015.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)51%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093Patch
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317Advisory
- http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728Exploit