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6.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 12/08/2015 with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-124 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6149 since 08/14/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/28/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87253 (MS15-124: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3116180)), 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 100269 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-124)).
Applying the patch MS15-124 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20828.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87253). Similar entries are available at 79445, 79446, 79447 and 79448.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 87253
Nessus Name: MS15-124: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3116180)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS15-124
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-6149 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034315
Vulnerability Center: 54901 - [MS15-124] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - 9 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 78487 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-6149 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 10:00Updated: 06/28/2022 21:24
Changes: 12/09/2015 10:00 (63), 04/07/2017 12:14 (10), 06/28/2022 21:11 (3), 06/28/2022 21:24 (1)
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