CVE-2015-0040 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a cra…
published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-0078
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 30.0%
- EPSS 30.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0018, CVE-2015-0037, and CVE-2015-0066.
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- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-40757)
Exploit prediction
30.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-40757 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - MSHTML CMapElement::Notify Use-After-Free (MS15-009) dos, 2016-11-14
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/40757/
exploit
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-009
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/539752/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- blog.skylined.nl /20161114001.html
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securityfocus.com
/bid/72410
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id/1031723
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-0040
- NVD CVE-2015-0040
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