CVE-2015-6055 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Microsoft VBScript and JScript engines (versions 5.7 and 5.8), as integrated into Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by crafting malicious Filter arguments. With a CVSS score of 9.3 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, its severity is high, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, community discussion on Reddit suggests active interest in exploiting this vulnerability, despite the lack of publicly available Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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