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CVE-2015-2502
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory…
High8.8Known exploitedEPSS 51.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
- Added
- 13 Apr 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 4 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 51.0% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 1033317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 76403 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS15-093 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2502 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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