CVE-2015-6159
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6140, CVE-2015-6142, CVE-2015-6143, CVE-2015-6153, CVE-2015-6158, and CVE-2015-6160.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6140, CVE-2015-6142, CVE-2015-6143, CVE-2015-6153, CVE-2015-6158, and CVE-2015-6160.
- Record
CVE-2015-6159- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6140, CVE-2015-6142, CVE-2015-6143, CVE-2015-6153, CVE-2015-6158, and CVE-2015-6160.
- Record
CVE-2015-6159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-6102 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6140, CVE-2015-6142, CVE-2015-6143, CVE-2015-6153, CVE-2015-6158, and CVE-2015-6160.
- Record
EUVD-2015-6102- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7h9-7f4p-hw45 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6140, CVE-2015-6142, CVE-2015-6143, CVE-2015-6153, CVE-2015-6158, and CVE-2015-6160.
- Record
GHSA-r7h9-7f4p-hw45- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2015-6159 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Edge, published December 9, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-645
securitytracker.com/id/1034315
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-124
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6159
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7h9-7f4p-hw45