CVE-2015-2502
Actively exploited. CVE-2015-2502 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-13) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and severity of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates for Internet Explorer.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2015-2502: Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-04-13
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