Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-6044. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 10/13/2015 by Jack Tang with Trend Micro as MS15-106 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-6044 since 08/14/2015. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/20/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86367 (MS15-106: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3096441)), 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 100259 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-106)).

Applying the patch MS15-106 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 (86367), SecurityFocus (BID 76992†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033800†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53384†). trustwave.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-78362, VDB-78363, VDB-78364 and VDB-78365 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 86367
Nessus Name: MS15-106: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3096441)
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Patch: MS15-106

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-106
Researcher: Jack Tang
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78377
SecurityFocus: 76992 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-6044 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033800 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Gain Elevated Privileges, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 53384 - [MS15-106] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Remote Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2015 10:35
Updated: 06/20/2022 18:48
Changes: 10/14/2015 10:35 (68), 04/07/2017 12:14 (11), 06/20/2022 18:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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