PT-2015-1636 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-07-14 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-1729

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to the lack of protection for service data, allowing a remote attacker to read content from a different domain or zone via a crafted web site. This is an information disclosure issue where Internet Explorer does not properly enforce cross-domain policies, potentially allowing an attacker to gain access to information in another domain or Internet Explorer zone. It does not allow an attacker to execute code or elevate their user rights directly but could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-10981

CVE-2015-1729

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-10981 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1729 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-065 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1729 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-065 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-065 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032894 · Note