Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-1752. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1741.

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was presented 06/10/2015 with Microsoft as MS15-056 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1752 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1911 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84053 (MS15-056: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3058515)), 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 100237 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-056)).

Applying the patch MS15-056 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 19922.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84053), SecurityFocus (BID 74989†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032521†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50456†). See VDB-75750, VDB-75761, VDB-75762 and VDB-75763 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 84053
Nessus Name: MS15-056: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3058515)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-056
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75778

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SecurityFocus: 74989 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-1752 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032521 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Obtain Browser History and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50456 - [MS15-056] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9-11 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-1752, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2015 10:16
Updated: 11/30/2024 09:34
Changes: 06/10/2015 10:16 (68), 04/07/2017 12:13 (11), 05/20/2022 14:14 (3), 11/30/2024 09:34 (16)
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