CVEvulnerability

CVE-2015-2502

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2015-08-19 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

Added to KEV: 2022-04-13
Remediation due: 2022-05-04
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2502

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2015-08-19
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-787

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.

Affected configurations

• microsoft internet explorer 7 • microsoft internet explorer 8 • microsoft internet explorer 9 • microsoft internet explorer 10 • microsoft internet explorer 11

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References