Advisory Details

May 12th, 2015

Microsoft Windows VBScript Regular Expression Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-15-183
ZDI-CAN-2791

CVE ID CVE-2015-1684
CVSS SCORE 5.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Windows
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['19580']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The vulnerability relates to how VBScript processes capturing groups in regular expressions. By performing a search using a regular expression that has an unusual form, an attacker can reveal data stored in the memory of 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/MS15-043
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2015-03-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2015-05-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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