CVE-2015-0040 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 30% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0018, CVE-2015-0037, and CVE-2015-0066.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 30.04% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-02-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - MSHTML CMapElement::Notify Use-After-Free (MS15-009) | 2016-11-14 |
References
- http://blog.skylined.nl/20161114001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539752/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72410
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031723
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-009
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40757/
- http://blog.skylined.nl/20161114001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539752/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72410
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031723
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-009
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40757/
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