CVE-2015-1748
Microsoft Internet Explorer Protocol Handler 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-2015-1743.
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-2015-1743.
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 res:// and Windows Help Engine. By running specially crafted JavaScript, a 32-bit medium integrity process can be spawned. By injecting privileged javascript into this process, an attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of a medium integrity process.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2015-02-17 CVE Reserved
- 2015-06-10 CVE Published
- 2023-08-07 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74997 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032521 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-251 | X_refsource_misc |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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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 | 2018-10-12 |
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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