Advisory Details

February 10th, 2015

Microsoft Internet Explorer Type Confusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-0046
CVSS SCORE	2.6, AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Internet Explorer
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose information on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of DOM manipulations. By manipulating the DOM, an attacker can cause the browser to confuse an ActiveX control with a string. This could allow an attacker to disclose memory from the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-009
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-11-04 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-02-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Stephen Fewer of Harmony Security (www.harmonysecurity.com)

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