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CVE-2015-6055

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 25.1% 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-119

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 crafted Filter arguments, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Jscript: 5.6, 5.7, 5.8
• Microsoft Vbscript: 5.6, 5.7, 5.8

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77010
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-521
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-537
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77010
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-521
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-537
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108

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