PT-2015-1998 · Microsoft · Edge+1
Published
2015-09-08
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Updated
2018-10-12
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CVE-2015-2542
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
| 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 10 through 11
Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is caused by memory corruption, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted web site. This could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the issue could take control of an affected system, then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
Recommendations
For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 10 through 11, update to a version that is not affected by this issue.
For Microsoft Edge, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.
Fix
RCE
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Edge
Internet Explorer