01 Record

CVE-2015-2502

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

HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft

CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-04-13. Federal remediation due 2022-05-04.

SSVC decision

ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

51.00% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 98.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2015-08-19 10:00Z11 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:55Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-03-19

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

47265bb38f1338ee11900a216d4bbe6e729b647f0882263e1dca763d416b73df

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

microsoftinternet_explorerNot specified—

microsoftwindows_10_1507Not specified—

microsoftwindows_7Not specified—

microsoftwindows_8Not specified—

microsoftwindows_8.1Not specified—

microsoftwindows_rt_8.1Not specified—

microsoftwindows_server_2008Not specified—

microsoftwindows_server_2012Not specified—

microsoftwindows_vistaNot specified—

06 References

www.securitytracker.com1033317http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
twitter.comhttp://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728x_refsource_MISC
www.securityfocus.com76403http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www.securityweek.comhttp://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wildx_refsource_MISC
twitter.comhttp://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721x_refsource_MISC
docs.microsoft.comMS15-093https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2502government-resource