VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-2502

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability51.00%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2015-08-19

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Internet Explorer

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

Weakness classification

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Exploit
secure@microsoft.com — Press/Media Coverage
secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Press/Media Coverage
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Press/Media Coverage
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Press/Media Coverage
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory