PT-2015-1823 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-08-11 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-2451

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 9 through 11

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a specially crafted web site. This can result in memory corruption.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11, update to a version that is not affected by this issue to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially malicious web sites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11169

CVE-2015-2451

ZDI-15-385

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11169 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-385 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2451 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2451 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033237 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-079 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-079 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76189 · Note