CVE-2015-6042 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, specifically within the CWindow object implementation. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service through memory corruption by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it has not garnered widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.