Microsoft Edge memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-6155. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2015 by iDefense Labs with VeriSign iDefense Labs as MS15-125 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6155 since 08/14/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 06/29/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87253 (MS15-124: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3116180)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91138 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS15-125)).

Applying the patch MS15-125 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 22073.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87253), SecurityFocus (BID 78534†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54905†). The entries VDB-79445, VDB-79446, VDB-79447 and VDB-79448 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: 87253
Nessus Name: MS15-124: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3116180)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3116184)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-125
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: VeriSign iDefense Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79482
SecurityFocus: 78534 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2015-6155 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034315
Vulnerability Center: 54905 - [MS15-124, MS15-125] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 - 11 and Edge Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2015 12:03
Updated: 06/29/2022 07:01
Changes: 12/09/2015 12:03 (65), 05/12/2018 09:22 (15), 06/29/2022 07:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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