(MS15-056) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3058515)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-1687,CVE-2015-1730,CVE-2015-1731,CVE-2015-1732,CVE-2015-1735,CVE-2015-1736,CVE-2015-1737,CVE-2015-1740,CVE-2015-1741,CVE-2015-1742,CVE-2015-1744,CVE-2015-1745,CVE-2015-1747,CVE-2015-1750,CVE-2015-1751,CVE-2015-1752,CVE-2015-1753,CVE-2015-1754,CVE-2015-1755,CVE-2015-1766
Advisory Date: AUG 14, 2015
DESCRIPTION
This security update addresses vulnerabilities found in Internet Explorer, which could allow remote execution once a user views a specially crafted webpage via Internet Explorer. As such, it compromises the security of the system.
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 8 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows RT
- Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows RT 8.1
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