PT-2015-2994 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-12-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-6141

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 version 9

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site. This can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access or disrupt the service.

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

DoS

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00198

CVE-2015-6141

ZDI-15-585

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-585 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00198 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-124 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6141 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6141 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034315 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-124 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-585 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-124 · Note