Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 ASLR access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ASLR. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-0071. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component ASLR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer ASLR Bypass Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2015 by Clement Lecigne as MS15-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0071 since 11/18/2014. 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. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1792 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81262 (MS15-009: Security Update for Internet Explorer (3034682)), 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 100220 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-009)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 05/25/2022 with a due date of 06/15/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Applying the patch MS15-009 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 19403.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (364), Tenable (81262), SecurityFocus (BID 72455†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031723†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48591†). Further details are available at isc.sans.edu. The entries VDB-68354, VDB-69108, VDB-69109 and VDB-69110 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 81262
Nessus Name: MS15-009: Security Update for Internet Explorer (3034682)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-009
Researcher: Clement Lecigne
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69147

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SecurityFocus: 72455
SecurityTracker: 1031723 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Gain Elevated Privileges, and Bypass the ASLR Security Feature
Vulnerability Center: 48591 - [MS15-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote ASLR Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2015-0071, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2015 09:33
Updated: 04/22/2026 21:46
Changes: 02/11/2015 09:33 (73), 04/07/2017 12:12 (6), 03/10/2022 09:11 (2), 04/26/2024 16:24 (26), 07/03/2024 00:47 (12), 07/09/2024 11:08 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 12/08/2024 23:52 (2), 04/22/2026 21:46 (10)
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