CVE-2015-2502

HIGH KEV

Microsoft Internet Explorer - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule

Description

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," as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

References (7)

[Exploit] http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728

[Press/Media Coverage] http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317

[Press/Media Coverage] http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2502

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.2174

EPSS Percentile 95.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CISA KEV 2022-04-13

VulnCheck KEV 2015-08-18

InTheWild.io 2015-08-18

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2015-2595

CWE

CWE-787

Status published

Products (5)

microsoft/internet_explorer 7

microsoft/internet_explorer 8

microsoft/internet_explorer 9

microsoft/internet_explorer 10

microsoft/internet_explorer 11

Published Aug 19, 2015

KEV Added Apr 13, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026