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CVE-2015-6086

Microsoft Internet Explorer CDOMStringDataList::InitFromString Out-Of-Bounds Indexing Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 hasta la versión 11 permite a atacantes remotos obtener información sensible de la memoria de proceso a través de una página web manipulada, también conocida como 'Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 CDOMStringDataList::InitFromString. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can read outside the bounds of an allocated chunk. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to leak arbitrary memory.

*Credits: Ashfaq Ansari - Project Srishti - Payatu Technologies
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-08-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-11-10 CVE Published
  • 2016-04-22 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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9
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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10
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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11
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Affected