Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2015-2425

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Published Jul 5, 2015 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft Internet Explorer

Patch now

CVE-2015-2425 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 15, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Internet Explorer against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
44.73%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/internet explorer · vendor Microsoft Internet Explorer · vendor n/a n/a

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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2383 and CVE-2015-2384.

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  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer11
  • vendor Microsoft Internet Explorerversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-2425

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2015-2425 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 15, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Internet Explorer against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/internet explorer 11. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 44.73%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 14, 2015 · Catalog

    Detected

    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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2383 and CVE-2015-2384.

  2. May 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2383 and CVE-2015-2384.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-2425

    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-2425

    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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2383 and CVE-2015-2384.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-2425

    30-day exploitation probability 44.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-2425

    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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2383 and CVE-2015-2384.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-2425

    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.