Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 Clipboard information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Clipboard Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-1692. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Clipboard Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read the clipboard contents via crafted web script, aka "Internet Explorer Clipboard Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2015 by Christoph Hebeisen with isen as MS15-043 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1692 since 02/17/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3576 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83358 (MS15-043: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3049563)), 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 100232 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-043)).

Applying the patch MS15-043 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 19825.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83358), SecurityFocus (BID 74517†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032282†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50018†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. The entries VDB-75247, VDB-75248, VDB-75249 and VDB-75250 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 83358
Nessus Name: MS15-043: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3049563)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-043
Researcher: Christoph Hebeisen
Organization: isen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75312

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SecurityFocus: 74517 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-1692 Clipboard Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032282 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50018 - [MS15-043] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7-11 Remote Clipboard Information Disclosure, Medium

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Created: 05/13/2015 11:37
Updated: 05/11/2022 08:51
Changes: 05/13/2015 11:37 (75), 04/07/2017 12:13 (10), 05/11/2022 08:51 (3)
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