Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-1733. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 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-2015-2389 and CVE-2015-2411.

The weakness was released 07/14/2015 as MS15-065 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1733 since 02/17/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/31/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84761 (MS15-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3076321)), 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 100244 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-065)).

Applying the patch MS15-065 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20049.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84761), SecurityFocus (BID 75606†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51165†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-76435, VDB-76437, VDB-76441 and VDB-76459. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 84761
Nessus Name: MS15-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3076321)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-065
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1733 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1733
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76436

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SecurityFocus: 75606
SecurityTracker: 1032894
Vulnerability Center: 51165 - [MS15-065] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2015-1733, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2015 12:29
Updated: 05/31/2022 09:55
Changes: 07/15/2015 12:29 (60), 04/07/2017 12:13 (10), 05/31/2022 09:53 (2), 05/31/2022 09:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:053:103

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