PT-2015-1072 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-04-14 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-1657

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11

Description The issue is related to incorrect access to objects in memory, which can lead to memory corruption. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, a successful exploitation could give the attacker complete control over the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09932

CVE-2015-1657

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-032 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09932 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1657 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1657 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032108 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-032 · Note