Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-2444)
Severity: CRITICAL
Advisory Date: OCT 13, 2015
DESCRIPTION
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory. This vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Vulnerability Protection in Trend Micro Deep Security protects user systems from threats that may leverage this vulnerability with the following DPI rule:
- 1006930 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-2444)
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Internet Explorer 7
- Internet Explorer 8
- Internet Explorer 9
- Internet Explorer 10
- Internet Explorer 11
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