CVE-2015-2502
HIGH KEVInternet Explorer 7-11 - Remote Code Execution via Memory Corruption
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2015-2502 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added April 13, 2022.
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)
Core 7
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403
Press/Media Coverage x_refsource_misc
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild
Press/Media Coverage x_refsource_misc
http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
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
95.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
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