CVE-2015-6042

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in 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."

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-520Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-520Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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

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