PT-2015-1077 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-04-14 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-1667

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 Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8 through 11

Description The issue is related to memory corruption due to improper access to objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. The vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, potentially corrupting memory and enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative user rights, a successful exploitation could grant an attacker complete control of the affected system, allowing them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8 through 11, 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:2015-09937

CVE-2015-1667

ZDI-15-130

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-032 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1667 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1667 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-130 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09937 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032108 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-032 · Note