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6.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function of the component ASLR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "ASLR Bypass."
The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2015 by Jack Tang with Trend Micro as MS15-079 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2445 since 03/19/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/08/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85333 (MS15-079: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3082442)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100247 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-079)).
Applying the patch MS15-079 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (85333). The entries 77002, 77003, 77004 and 77005 are pretty similar.
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 85333
Nessus Name: MS15-079: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3082442)
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Patch: MS15-079
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS15-079
Researcher: Jack Tang
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-2445 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033237 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51846 - [MS15-079] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Bypass Restrictions Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2445, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76198 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-2445 ASLR Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/12/2015 11:48Updated: 06/08/2022 01:20
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:48 (68), 04/07/2017 12:13 (11), 06/08/2022 01:20 (3)
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