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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-2425

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-ser
Published: May 25, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2015-2425 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer (CVSS 9.0) that enables remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks through specially crafted web content. With public exploits available and widespread IE usage across Saudi organizations, this poses an immediate threat to government, banking, and enterprise environments. Immediate patching is essential as this vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة حرجة في متصفح Microsoft Internet Explorer تتعلق بتلف الذاكرة. تسمح هذه الثغرة للمهاجمين البعيدين بتنفيذ أكواد برمجية عشوائية أو التسبب في حالة رفض الخدمة (DoS) على الأنظمة المتأثرة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

يحتوي متصفح Microsoft Internet Explorer على ثغرة تلف ذاكرة تسمح للمهاجمين البعيدين بتنفيذ أكواد أو التسبب في حالة رفض الخدمة

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Mar 30, 2026 20:28
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses severe risk to Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), government agencies (NCA, Ministry of Interior), healthcare providers, and energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC). IE remains prevalent in legacy government systems and banking infrastructure. Remote code execution could lead to credential theft, lateral movement, and compromise of critical financial and national security systems. Organizations using IE for internal applications and web-based banking portals are at highest risk.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Healthcare Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Defense and Security Education
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Deploy Microsoft security patches for all affected IE versions (IE 6-11) immediately
2. Implement network-level blocking of known malicious domains and C2 infrastructure
3. Enable Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM) in IE if not already active
4. Disable IE for non-essential users; migrate to modern browsers (Edge, Chrome) where possible

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- Apply MS15-018 or later cumulative security updates
- Prioritize patching for systems in DMZ, public-facing roles, and administrative workstations
- Test patches in isolated environment before enterprise deployment

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
- Implement application whitelisting to restrict code execution
- Deploy EMET (Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit) on systems that cannot be patched immediately
- Configure IE security zones to restrict script execution from untrusted sources
- Block ActiveX controls via Group Policy where not required

DETECTION:
- Monitor for abnormal process creation from iexplore.exe (rundll32, powershell, cmd.exe)
- Alert on suspicious memory access patterns and heap spray attempts
- Log and analyze IE crashes and unexpected terminations
- Monitor network traffic for connections to known exploit distribution sites
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. نشر تصحيحات الأمان من Microsoft لجميع إصدارات IE المتأثرة (IE 6-11) فوراً
2. تنفيذ حجب على مستوى الشبكة للنطاقات الضارة المعروفة وبنية القيادة والتحكم
3. تفعيل الوضع المحمي المحسّن (EPM) في IE إن لم يكن مفعلاً
4. تعطيل IE للمستخدمين غير الأساسيين؛ الهجرة إلى متصفحات حديثة (Edge, Chrome) حيث أمكن

إرشادات التصحيح:
- تطبيق MS15-018 أو تحديثات الأمان التراكمية الأحدث
- إعطاء الأولوية لتصحيح الأنظمة في DMZ والأدوار العامة ومحطات العمل الإدارية
- اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة معزولة قبل نشرها على مستوى المؤسسة

الضوابط البديلة:
- تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لتقييد تنفيذ الأكواد
- نشر EMET على الأنظمة التي لا يمكن تصحيحها فوراً
- تكوين مناطق أمان IE لتقييد تنفيذ البرامج النصية من مصادر غير موثوقة
- حجب عناصر التحكم ActiveX عبر Group Policy حيث لا تكون مطلوبة

الكشف:
- مراقبة إنشاء العمليات غير الطبيعية من iexplore.exe (rundll32, powershell, cmd.exe)
- التنبيه على أنماط الوصول إلى الذاكرة المريبة ومحاولات heap spray
- تسجيل وتحليل أعطال IE والإنهاء غير المتوقع
- مراقبة حركة الشبكة للاتصالات بمواقع توزيع الاستغلال المعروفة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy ECC 2024 A.12.3.1 - Configuration management
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.RA-1 - Asset management and vulnerability identification SAMA CSF PR.IP-12 - Security patch management SAMA CSF DE.CM-8 - Malware detection and prevention
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.3.1 - Configuration management ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates PCI DSS 6.1 - Vulnerability management program
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Internet Explorer
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS34.07%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-06-15
Published 2022-05-25
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 2
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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