CVE-2015-2502: Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-04-13
EPSS: 51.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-08-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

References

http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728
http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093
http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728
http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093

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