CVE-2015-2403 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low authentication requirements, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no public exploit code available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this vulnerability are also notably absent.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.