CVE-2015-2482

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 14, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-2482: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix