CVE-2015-6042
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-6042- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-6042- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5985 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2015-5985- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5fv2-p56v-gjq9 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-5fv2-p56v-gjq9- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-6042 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published October 14, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.