VDB-76481 · CVE-2015-2402 · MS15-065

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 access control

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/14/2015 with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-065 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2402 since 03/19/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/31/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84761 (MS15-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3076321)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS15-065 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84761), SecurityFocus (BID 75677†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51182†).

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Internet Explorer

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84761
Nessus Name: MS15-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3076321)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS15-065

Timelineinfo

03/19/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-065
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2402 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 75677 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-2402 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032894
Vulnerability Center: 51182 - [MS15-065] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2402, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2015 02:04 PM
Updated: 05/31/2022 06:15 PM
Changes: 07/15/2015 02:04 PM (60), 04/07/2017 12:13 PM (10), 05/31/2022 06:07 PM (2), 05/31/2022 06:15 PM (1)
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