CVE-2015-2502

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Aug 19, 2015 · Catalog

   Detected

   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.

2. Apr 13, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. May 4, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   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.

Affected

• cpe microsoft/internet explorer10
• cpe microsoft/internet explorer11
• cpe microsoft/internet explorer7
• cpe microsoft/internet explorer8
• cpe microsoft/internet explorer9
• vendor Microsoft Internet Explorerversion unspecified

Sources

• CISA KEVCVE-2015-2502

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

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgCVE-2015-2502

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSCVE-2015-2502

  30-day exploitation probability 51.0%

  first.org
• NIST NVDCVE-2015-2502

  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.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Exploit · twitter.com
• Press/Media Coverage · twitter.com
• Broken Link · securityfocus.com
• Broken Link · securitytracker.com
• Press/Media Coverage · securityweek.com
• Patch · docs.microsoft.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov