Advisory Details

November 10th, 2015

Microsoft Internet Explorer CDOMStringDataList::InitFromString Out-Of-Bounds Indexing Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-6086
CVSS SCORE	4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Internet Explorer
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['20822']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within CDOMStringDataList::InitFromString. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can read outside the bounds of an allocated chunk. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to leak arbitrary memory.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-112
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-09-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-11-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Ashfaq Ansari - Project Srishti - Payatu Technologies

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