#VU5511 Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-1729

 

#VU5511 Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-1729

Published: January 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5511
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2015-1729
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

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

The weakness exists due to the failure to properly enforce cross-domain policies. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and view content from another domain or Internet Explorer zone.

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

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

External links