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CVE-2015-2502

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.

Published

2015-08-19T10:59:00.090

Last Modified

2025-10-22T00:15:42.207

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-787
Type: Secondary
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	7	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	8	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	9	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	10	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	11	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1507	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8.1	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_rt_8.1	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2	No

References

http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728 Exploit ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721 Press/Media Coverage ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild Press/Media Coverage ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721 Press/Media Coverage (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild Press/Media Coverage (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2502 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)