CVE-2015-6057
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMicrosoft Edge allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMicrosoft Edge contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted website. The vulnerability stems from improper memory handling in Edge's rendering engine, allowing a malicious page to read contents from the browser's memory space that should not be accessible.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Microsoft Edge is installedOpen Start menu, search for 'Microsoft Edge' or check C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\ folder for edge.exeAffected if Microsoft Edge browser is present on the system
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Check Edge version numberLaunch Microsoft Edge, click Settings (three dots) > Help and feedback > About Microsoft Edge to view the version stringAffected if Edge version exists and shows as installed
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Verify MS15-112 update is installedOpen Windows Update (Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update), click View update history, filter for 'Security Update for Microsoft Edge (MS15-112)' or check installed updates via Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > View installed updatesAffected if The MS15-112 security update does not appear in the installed updates list
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Confirm Edge is the default or commonly used browserCheck if Edge is set as default browser (Settings > System > Default apps > Web browser) or if users frequently access untrusted websites using EdgeAffected if Edge is actively used as the primary browser for web browsing
A system is affected if Microsoft Edge is installed and the MS15-112 security update has not been applied, allowing specially crafted websites to read sensitive information from browser process memory.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge (MS15-112). Until patched, users should avoid visiting untrusted websites and consider using an alternative browser. Enterprise environments should prioritize deploying the MS15-112 update through their patch management systems.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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