CVE-2015-1768

Summary

CVECVE-2015-1768
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-06-10 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-02-26 14:04:00 UTC
Descriptionwin32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server - r2_sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server - r2_sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-1768 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-061 - Important | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
Windows Kernel Lets Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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