CVE-2015-2486

Microsoft Internet Explorer mergeAttributes Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow 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-2015-2487, CVE-2015-2490, CVE-2015-2492, CVE-2015-2494, CVE-2015-2498, and CVE-2015-2499.

Vulnerabilidad en Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 hasta la versión 11 y Microsoft Edge, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un sitio web manipulado, también conocida como 'Memory Corruption Vulnerability,' una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2015-2487, CVE-2015-2490, CVE-2015-2492, CVE-2015-2494, CVE-2015-2498 y CVE-2015-2499.

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 vulnerability relates to how Internet Explorer performs merging of HTML attributes. By manipulating a document's elements, an attacker can cause an object in memory to be processed as if it were a different type of object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.

*Credits: 0016EECD9D7159A949DAD3BC17E0A939

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-03-19 CVE Reserved
2015-09-08 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-10-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76573	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033487	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-094	2018-10-12
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-095	2018-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				9 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "9"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "10"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"		-		Affected