Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-2412
Published: January 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5536
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-2015-2412
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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 validation of file paths. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and view content from arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of file paths. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and view content from arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2412
Install update from vendor's website.