CVE-2015-2482
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 32.29% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 November 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/jscript · microsoft/vbscript
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 32.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 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/54Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 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/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.