Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2015-6136
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 via a crafted web site, 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: 0.247 (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: 0.247 · newest: 0.247 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 8, 9, 10
- Microsoft Jscript — versions 5.7, 5.8
- Microsoft Vbscript — versions 5.7, 5.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-595
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-126 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034315 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-124 (vendor-advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-594
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-592
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-593
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-597
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034317 (vdb-entry)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-591