CVE-2015-2418

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2418
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-20 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-08-09 16:15:00 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) before 5.26 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DLL, aka "MSRT Race Condition Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool DLL Loading Race Condition Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Security Advisory 3074162 CONFIRM technet.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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