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CVE-2015-6042

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 22.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 11

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-520
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-520
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106

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