CVE ID | CVE-2015-0056 |
CVSS SCORE | 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
AFFECTED VENDORS |
Microsoft |
AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Internet Explorer |
VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
The vulnerability relates to how Internet Explorer processes HTML img elements. By adding an img element to a document fragment and then performing certain manipulations, an attacker can force a CImgElement object in memory to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-018 |
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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CREDIT | 0016EECD9D7159A949DAD3BC17E0A939 |