Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-6072. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 11/10/2015 with Microsoft as MS15-112 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6072 since 08/14/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 06/26/2022). 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 86819 (MS15-112: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3104517)), 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 100266 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-112)).

Applying the patch MS15-112 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 21618.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86819), SecurityFocus (BID 77446†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54295†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79138, VDB-79139, VDB-79140 and VDB-79141. 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: 86819
Nessus Name: MS15-112: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3104517)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-112
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79146

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SecurityFocus: 77446 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-6072 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034112
Vulnerability Center: 54295 - [MS15-112] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2015 16:03
Updated: 06/26/2022 17:39
Changes: 11/11/2015 16:03 (63), 04/07/2017 12:14 (11), 06/26/2022 17:31 (3), 06/26/2022 17:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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