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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-2482 · published 14 October 2015

CVE-2015-2482: Microsoft jscript memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Microsoft · Jscript

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted replace operation with a JavaScript regular expression, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 32% · top 1.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
32%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted replace operation with a JavaScript regular expression, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40798/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/54 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-515 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40798/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-2482), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.