PT-2015-7128 · Microsoft · Vbscript+2

Simon Zuckerbraun · Published 2015-12-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-6136

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 VBScript versions 5.7 through 5.8 Microsoft JScript versions 5.7 through 5.8

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 VBScript version 5.7, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft VBScript version 5.8, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft JScript version 5.7, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft JScript version 5.8, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the VBScript engine in Internet Explorer until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-6136

ZDI-15-591

ZDI-15-592

ZDI-15-593

ZDI-15-594

ZDI-15-595

ZDI-15-596

ZDI-15-597

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Jscript

Vbscript

References · 20

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-597 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-124 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-126 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6136 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-593 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6136 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-591 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-596 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-592 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-594 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-595 · Security Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-591 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-597 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-593 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-124 · Note