Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2015-2499
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2486, CVE-2015-2487, CVE-2015-2490, CVE-2015-2492, CVE-2015-2494, and CVE-2015-2498.
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: 0.237 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.237 · newest: 0.237 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 7, 8, 9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76580 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-094 (vendor-advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-425 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033487 (vdb-entry)