Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-1730 is a memory-corruption flaw in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. A user who visits a crafted website could face browser crash or arbitrary code execution. The business risk is concentrated in legacy systems that still allow IE9 for browsing or embedded web workflows. Exposure is most likely on legacy Windows endpoints or applications that still depend on Internet Explorer 9. Modern environments that have removed IE9 or block its use should have limited direct exposure. High priority if IE9 remains in production. This is an old browser remote-code-execution class issue with public exploit references. If IE9 is already eliminated, priority shifts to validation and exception cleanup. Mitigation focus: Review and apply Microsoft MS15-056 guidance for affected systems.; Remove or disable Internet Explorer 9 wherever business workflows permit.; Restrict legacy browser use to isolated, trusted internal sites only..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- MS15-056CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- 40881CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- 20150701 Microsoft Internet Explorer "JavascriptStackWalker" Invalid Pointer Reference VulnerabilityCVE reference · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE
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