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CVE-2015-2368

Microsoft Internet Explorer DLL Planting Sandbox Escape Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.9
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Windows DLL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Vulnerabilidad en la busqueda de ruta no confiable en Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 y Windows RT 8.1 permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de un Troyano DLL en el directorio de trabajo actual, error conocido como 'Windows DLL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.'

This vulnerability allows remote 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 handling of DLL loading by the Internet Explorer broker process, which can be induced to load a library in its context from a directory controlled by the low-integrity process. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the user at medium integrity.

*Credits: Ashutosh Mehra (https://twitter.com/ashutoshmehra)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-03-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-07-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-20 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Windows 7
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-sp1
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 8.1
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--
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Rt 8.1
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--
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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r2
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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r2
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datacenter
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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r2
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essentials
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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r2
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standard
Affected