Windows JScript/VBScript Engine Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1034317 |
SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1034317
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2015-6135, CVE-2015-6136
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 8 2015
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): Vista SP2, 2008 SP2; and prior service packs
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities were reported in Windows JScript/VBScript Engine. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system. A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
A remote user can create specially crafted content that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error in the VBScript engine and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system [CVE-2015-6136]. This can also be exploited via an ActiveX control marked as "safe for initialization" and contained in an application or Microsoft Office document that hosts the rendering engine.
A remote user can create specially crafted content that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a flaw in the VBScript engine and access potentially sensitive information from memory on the target user's system [CVE-2015-6135].
An anonymous researcher (via HP's Zero Day Initiative), Simon Zuckerbraun (via HP's Zero Day Initiative), Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360Vulcan Team, and chenxuebin@360.cn reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create content that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
A patch matrix is available in the vendor advisory.
A restart may be required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-126
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Vendor URL: technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-126 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Message History:
None.
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