CVE-2015-2482
Description
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."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | jscript | 5.6 | |
| microsoft | jscript | 5.7 | |
| microsoft | jscript | 5.8 | |
| microsoft | vbscript | 5.6 | |
| microsoft | vbscript | 5.7 | |
| microsoft | vbscript | 5.8 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 9 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 10 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 11 | |
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/
- 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/
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.