Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-2419
Published: January 30, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5532
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2419
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in JScript engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web-site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2419
Install update from vendor's website.