CVE-2015-2440 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-08-15

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 12.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1263.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76232
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033241
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-381
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-084

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Xml Core Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2015-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:17:26.169Z

Reserved: 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2440

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-15T00:59:12.733

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-2440

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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