Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-2490. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2486, CVE-2015-2487, CVE-2015-2492, CVE-2015-2494, CVE-2015-2498, and CVE-2015-2499.

The weakness was disclosed 09/08/2015 with Palo Alto Networks as MS15-094 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-2490 since 03/19/2015. 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 structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/14/2022). 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 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20721.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85845), SecurityFocus (BID 76576†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033487†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52498†). The entries VDB-77596, VDB-77597, VDB-77598 and VDB-77599 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 85845
Nessus Name: MS15-094: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3089548)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-094
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77602
SecurityFocus: 76576 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-2490 Remote Memory Corruption 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: 52498 - [MS15-094] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - 11 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-2490, Critical

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Created: 09/09/2015 10:01
Updated: 06/14/2022 13:10
Changes: 09/09/2015 10:01 (66), 04/07/2017 12:14 (12), 06/14/2022 13:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:5C7:103

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