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critical 9.3

CVE-2015-6168 in the critical feed json

Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a…

published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-6111

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
30.7%
EPSS 30.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6153.

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-40878)

Exploit prediction

30.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-40878 Microsoft Edge - CMarkup::Ensure­Delete­CFState Use-After-Free (MS15-125) dos, 2016-12-06
  • blog.skylined.nl http://blog.skylined.nl/20161201001.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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