CVE-2015-2482 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 32.3% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 32.29% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-10-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | jscript |
| microsoft | vbscript |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - jscript 'RegExpBase::FBadHeader' Use-After-Free (MS15-018) | 2016-11-21 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40798/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40798/
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