Security News > 2015 > August > Microsoft issues emergency patch for IE flaw exploited in the wild (Help Net Security)
2015-08-19 09:47
Microsoft has pushed out an emergency out-of-band Internet Explorer update, which fixes a critical memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2015-2502) that is being actively exploited in attacks in the wi...
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-19 | CVE-2015-2502 | Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in August 2015. | 8.8 |