Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-1626. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 06/26/2013. The weakness was presented 03/10/2015 by ca0nguyen with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1626 since 02/17/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 622 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81733 (MS15-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3032359)), 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 100227 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-018)).

Applying the patch MS15-018 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 16859.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81733), SecurityFocus (BID 72930†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031888†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48979†). See VDB-73938, VDB-73939, VDB-73940 and VDB-73941 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 81733
Nessus Name: MS15-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3032359)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-018
Researcher: ca0nguyen
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73948

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SecurityFocus: 72930 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-1626 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031888 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 48979 - [MS15-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-1626, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 09:47
Updated: 04/12/2022 22:51
Changes: 03/11/2015 09:47 (72), 04/07/2017 12:12 (10), 04/12/2022 22:38 (3), 04/12/2022 22:51 (1)
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