CVE-2015-2482

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted replace operation with a JavaScript regular expression, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2015-10-14

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Jscript (Microsoft)
• Vbscript (Microsoft)

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40798/