CVE-2015-1686 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass ASLR protection in Internet Explorer via crafted websites, facilitating further exploitation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-1686?
CVE-2015-1686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 13 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.6 through 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.6 through 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "VBScript and JScript ASLR Bypass."
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1686?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Vbscript.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-1686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m34-gr2j-wjv5.