MS15-088: Unsafe Command Line Parameter Passing Could Allow Information Disclosure (3082458)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85334

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability when files at a medium integrity level become accessible to Internet Explorer running in Enhanced Protection Mode (EPM). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by leveraging another vulnerability to execute code in IE with EPM, and then executing Excel, Notepad, PowerPoint, Visio, or Word using an unsafe command line parameter.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, RT, 2012, 8.1, RT 8.1, 2012 R2, and 10.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-088

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85334

File Name: smb_nt_ms15-088.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/11/2015

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2423

BID: 76202

IAVA: 2015-A-0197

MSFT: MS15-088

MSKB: 3046017, 3079757, 3081436