CVE-2015-0071

Microsoft Internet Explorer: ASLR Bypass

As of , CVE-2015-0071 in Microsoft Internet Explorer is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 25 May 2022
US federal deadline
15 June 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.34Higher than 98% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.26 on 25 May 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass the address space layout randomization (ASLR) protection mechanism via a crafted web site.

CISA's description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer ASLR Bypass Vulnerability."

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
11 February 2015
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
6.5 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Internet Explorer: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2010-0249Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.92; verified Exploit-DB entry0.92
CVE-2010-0806Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.82; verified Exploit-DB entry0.82
CVE-2010-3962Uninitialized Memory CorruptionMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.97; verified Exploit-DB entry0.97
CVE-2013-3893Resource Management ErrorsMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.88; verified Exploit-DB entry0.88
CVE-2012-4792Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.79; verified Exploit-DB entry0.79
CVE-2013-3163Memory CorruptionMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.71; verified Exploit-DB entry0.71
CVE-2012-4969Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.80; verified Exploit-DB entry0.80
CVE-2014-0322Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.85; verified Exploit-DB entry0.85
CVE-2013-2551Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.74; verified Exploit-DB entry0.74
CVE-2013-1347Remote Code ExecutionMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.78; verified Exploit-DB entry0.78

All 36 entries for Internet Explorer

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