(MS15-043) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3049563)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-1658,CVE-2015-1686,CVE-2015-1688,CVE-2015-1694,CVE-2015-1703,CVE-2015-1704,CVE-2015-1705,CVE-2015-1708,CVE-2015-1709,CVE-2015-1710,CVE-2015-1711,CVE-2015-1713,CVE-2015-1684,CVE-2015-1685,CVE-2015-1689,CVE-2015-1691,CVE-2015-1692,CVE-2015-1706,CVE-2015-1712,CVE-2015-1714,CVE-2015-1717,CVE-2015-1718
Advisory Date: AUG 16, 2015
DESCRIPTION
This update resolves several vulnerabilities found in versions 6 to 11 of Internet Explorer. When an attacker successfully exploits these vulnerabilities, it may lead to any of the following:
- Information disclosure
- Security bypass
- Elevation of privilege
- Remote code execution
Attackers looking to exploit these vulnerabilities may create a number of ways to successfully use these vulnerabilities. Most likely, an attacker can create a malicious site that hosts the exploit. When a computer with the vulnerable Internet Explorer accesses this site and certain vulnerability conditions are met, the attacker may successfully exploit the vulnerable software.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Internet Explorer 6
- Internet Explorer 7
- Internet Explorer 8
- Internet Explorer 9
- Internet Explorer 10
- Internet Explorer 11
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