9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-2482
Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted replace operation with a JavaScript regular expression, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2015, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 12, 2018, 10:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-2482 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft vbscript
2 Microsoft jscript
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-2482.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40798/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-2482 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-2482 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-106 [Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-108 [Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40798/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-108 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-108 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-106 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-106 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-108 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-108 Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-106 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-106 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.42 }} 0.26%

score

0.99240

percentile

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