PT-2015-2700 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+1

Published 2015-11-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-6078

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 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 can happen when the browsers improperly access objects in memory, corrupting it in a way that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the system, install programs, view or modify data, or create new accounts with full rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 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 vulnerability.

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-12065

CVE-2015-6078

Affected Products

Edge

Internet Explorer

References · 10

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-112 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6078 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6078 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-113 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-12065 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034112 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-112 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-113 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034113 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-113 · Note