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 v4.0: 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-2015-2421
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 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.

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2421

Install update from vendor's website.

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