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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2015 by Simon Zuckerbraun with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-125 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6142 since 08/14/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 06/29/2022).
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 and running in the context l. 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 MS15-125 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 20988.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87253). The entries 79445, 79446, 79447 and 79448 are pretty similar.
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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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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3116184)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS15-125
Researcher: Simon Zuckerbraun
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-6142 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034315
Vulnerability Center: 54879 - [MS15-124, MS15-125] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Edge Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 78529 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2015-6142 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 12:03Updated: 06/29/2022 02:40
Changes: 12/09/2015 12:03 (64), 05/12/2018 09:18 (17), 06/29/2022 02:40 (4)
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