PT-2015-2709 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-11-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-6069

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 caused by memory corruption, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted web site. This can occur 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 user has administrative rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system, install programs, view or modify 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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-12074

CVE-2015-6069

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6069 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-112 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-12074 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6069 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034112 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-112 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-112 · Note