CVE-2015-0061
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 do not properly initialize memory for TIFF images, which allows…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 do not properly initialize memory for TIFF images, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted image file, aka "TIFF Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 18.87% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 18.9% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72456Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031725Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-016Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100435Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100436Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72456Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031725Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-016Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100435Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100436Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.