Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-2414

 

Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-2414

Published: January 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5534
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2414
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of cached image information. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and determine the victim's browsing history.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2414

Install update from vendor's website.

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