CVE-2015-2502 (GCVE-0-2015-2502)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-19 10:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-10 17:57 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emer… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/63383… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Date Public
2015-08-18 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 7f99ba10-70df-4f1b-a462-cc723f2adefe
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-04-13
Asserted: 2022-04-13
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Internet Explorer | Description: Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS). | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-05-04 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2502
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-119 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Internet Explorer |
| Due Date | 2022-05-04 |
| Date Added | 2022-04-13 |
| Vendorproject | Microsoft |
| Vulnerabilityname | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 13:25 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 07f5c8cd-d0a4-44f5-a2f4-716154e23ba4
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-04-13
Asserted: 2022-04-13
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a... | Affected: Microsoft / Internet Explorer | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a... |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
| Product | Internet Explorer |
| Added Date | 2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC
| Updated: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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