Security bypass in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-2421

 

Security bypass in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-2421

Published: January 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5538
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2421
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to failure to use Address Space Layout Randomization. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting, bypass ASLR mechanism and obtain potentially sensitive information.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.

Affected software

Microsoft Internet Explorer

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2421

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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