Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2015-2482
The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted replace operation with a JavaScript regular expression, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.323 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.323 · newest: 0.323 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 8, 9, 10
- Microsoft Jscript — versions 5.6, 5.7, 5.8
- Microsoft Vbscript — versions 5.6, 5.7, 5.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40798/ (exploit)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106 (vendor-advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)