CVEs / CVE-2015-0071

CVE-2015-0071: Microsoft Internet Explorer ASLR Bypass Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 May 2022
medium 6.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 33.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass the address space layout randomization (ASLR) protection mechanism via a crafted web site.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer ASLR Bypass Vulnerability."
The CVE record, via NVD · published 11 Feb 2015 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a n/a	n/a	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	25 May 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	15 Jun 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	6.5 medium `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N` Scored by NVD

References

CVE-2015-0071 on NVD
CVE-2015-0071 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72455 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031723 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-009 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-0071 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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