Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 File access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to access control (File). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2484. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (File). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 uses an incorrect flag during certain filesystem accesses, which allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka "Tampering Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 09/08/2015 by Haifei Li with Intel as MS15-094 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2484 since 03/19/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85845 (MS15-094: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3089548)), 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 100257 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-094)).

Applying the patch MS15-094 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85845), SecurityFocus (BID 76586†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033487†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52486†). The entries VDB-77596, VDB-77598, VDB-77599 and VDB-77600 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: File
Class: Access control / File
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 85845
Nessus Name: MS15-094: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3089548)
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Patch: MS15-094
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-094
Researcher: Haifei Li
Organization: Intel
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2484 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2484
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77597
SecurityFocus: 76586 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-2484 Tampering Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033487 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Gain Elevated Privileges, Delete Files, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 52486 - [MS15-094] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 - 11 Remote Tampering Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2015 10:01
Updated: 06/14/2022 12:33
Changes: 09/09/2015 10:01 (68), 04/07/2017 12:14 (12), 06/14/2022 12:33 (3)
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