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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2794
MS15-113 Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3104519)
11 November 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft Edge
Publisher: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows 10
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-6088 CVE-2015-6078 CVE-2015-6073
CVE-2015-6064
Original Bulletin:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-113
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MS15-113 Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3104519)
Document Metadata
Bulletin Number: MS15-113
Bulletin Title: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge
Severity: Critical
KB Article: 3104519
Version: 1.0
Published Date: November 10, 2015
Executive Summary
This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. The more
severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user
views a specially crafted webpage using Microsoft Edge. An attacker who
successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights
as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer
user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with
administrative user rights.
This security update is rated Critical for Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. For
more information, see the Affected Software section.
Affected Software
Microsoft Edge
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems[1]
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems[1]
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems[1]
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems [1]
[1]Windows 10 updates are cumulative. In addition to containing non-security
updates, they also contain all of the security fixes for all of the Windows
10-affected vulnerabilities shipping with the monthly security release. The
updates are available via the Microsoft Update Catalog.
Vulnerability Information
Multiple Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist when Microsoft Edge improperly
accesses objects in memory. These vulnerabilities could corrupt memory in such
a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the
current user.
An attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit
these vulnerabilities through Microsoft Edge, and then convince a user to view
the website. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites
and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements by
adding specially crafted content that could exploit these vulnerabilities. In
all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to view the
attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users
to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an instant
messenger or email message that takes users to the attacker's website, or by
getting them to open an attachment sent through email.
An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the
same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with
administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited these
vulnerabilities could take control of an affected system. An attacker could
then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts
with full user rights. Systems where Microsoft Edge is used frequently, such
as workstations or terminal servers, are at the most risk from these
vulnerabilities.
The update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying how Microsoft Edge
handles objects in memory.
The following table contains links to the standard entry for each
vulnerability in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list:
Vulnerability title CVE number Publicly disclosed Exploited
Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2015-6064 No No
Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2015-6073 No No
Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2015-6078 No No
Microsoft Browser ASLR Bypass CVE-2015-6088
A security feature bypass exists when Microsoft Edge fails to use the Address
Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security feature, allowing an attacker to
more reliably predict the memory offsets of specific instructions in a given
call stack. An attacker who successfully exploited it could bypass the Address
Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security feature, which helps protect users
from a broad class of vulnerabilities. The security feature bypass by itself
does not allow arbitrary code execution. However, an attacker could use this
ASLR bypass in conjunction with another vulnerability, such as a remote code
execution vulnerability, to more reliably run arbitrary code on a target
system.
In a web-browsing scenario, successful exploitation of the ASLR bypass
requires that a user is logged on and running an affected version of Microsoft
Edge, and then browses to a malicious site. Therefore, any systems where a web
browser is used frequently, such as workstations or terminal servers, are at
the most risk from this ASLR bypass. Servers could be at more risk if
administrators allow users to browse and read email on servers. However, best
practices strongly discourage allowing this.
The update addresses the ASLR bypass by helping to ensure that affected
versions of Microsoft Edge properly implement the ASLR security feature.
Microsoft received information about this bypass through coordinated bypass
disclosure. At the time this security bulletin was originally issued,
Microsoft was unaware of any attack attempting to exploit this vulnerability.
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