# CVE-2015-2502: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption)

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-04-13, remediation due 2022-05-04
- Published: 2015-08-19 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser is affected. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted website to corrupt memory, allowing them to run malicious code on a user's computer or crash the browser.

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## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403
- http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093

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