CVE-2015-2482
published 2015-10-14CVE-2015-2482: 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…
PriorityP264critical9.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
32.29%
98.1th percentile
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 a crafted replace operation with a JavaScript regular expression, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | jscript | — | — |
| microsoft | jscript | — | — |
| microsoft | jscript | — | — |
| microsoft | vbscript | — | — |
| microsoft | vbscript | — | — |
| microsoft | vbscript | — | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Exploit targets a use-after-free in jscript's RegExpBase::FBadHeader triggered by a crafted RegExp replace operation in Internet Explorer 8 ↗
- →Detection should look for JavaScript using String.replace() with a complex alternation RegExp pattern (e.g. multiple pipe-separated alternatives with long repetition quantifiers) passed a callback function, which is the trigger pattern for this UAF ↗
- →The vulnerability exists in VBScript 5.7/5.8 and JScript 5.7/5.8 engines as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11; memory corruption is triggered via a crafted replace operation with a JavaScript regular expression ↗
- ·PoC targets Internet Explorer 8 specifically; the CVE also affects IE 9–11 with VBScript/JScript 5.7 and 5.8, so detection scope should cover all affected IE versions ↗
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2015
blogs_talos·2015-10-13·CVSS 9.3
[CRITICAL] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2015
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2015
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday has arrived. Today, Microsoft has released their monthly set of security bulletins designed to address security vulnerabilities within their products. This month’s release is fairly light with a total of 6 bulletins released addressing 33 vulnerabilities. Half of the bulletins are rated "Critical" and address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, JScript/VBScript, and the Windows Shell. The other half of the bulletins are rated "Important" and address vulnerabilities in Edge, Office, and the Windows Kernel.
## Bulletins Rated Critical MS15-106, MS15-108, are MS15-109 are rated Critical in this month's release.
MS15-106 is this month's Internet Explorer security bulletin for versions 7 through 11. In total, 14 vulnerabil
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2015
blogs_talos·2015-10-13·CVSS 9.3
[CRITICAL] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2015
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday has arrived. Today, Microsoft has released their monthly set of security bulletins designed to address security vulnerabilities within their products. This month’s release is fairly light with a total of 6 bulletins released addressing 33 vulnerabilities. Half of the bulletins are rated "Critical" and address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, JScript/VBScript, and the Windows Shell. The other half of the bulletins are rated "Important" and address vulnerabilities in Edge, Office, and the Windows Kernel.
### Bulletins Rated Critical MS15-106, MS15-108, are MS15-109 are rated Critical in this month's release.
MS15-106 is this month's Internet Explorer security bulletin for versions 7 through 11. In total, 14 vulnerabilities were addressed with most of them bei
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2015-10-14
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