CVE-2015-1743
Microsoft Internet Explorer add-on Installer Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1748.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 hasta 11 permite a atacantes remotos ganar privilegios a través de un sitio web manipulado, también conocido como 'vulnerabilidad de la elevación de privilegios de Internet Explorer,' una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2015-1748.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escape Enhanced Protected Mode on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the usage of the add-on installer. An attacker can bypass checks within the add-on installer with special paths and junction points to achieve medium-integrity code execution under the context of the user.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2015-02-17 CVE Reserved
- 2015-06-10 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-14 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74996 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032521 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-377 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-056 | 2024-02-15 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 9 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "9" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "10" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11" | - |
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