PT-2015-2999 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-12-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-6146

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 7 through 8

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.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 7 and 8, 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:2016-00203

CVE-2015-6146

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00203 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6146 · 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-2015-6146 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034315 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-124 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-124 · Note