CVE-2015-2365
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 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 allows…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.46% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032904
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-073
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38267/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032904
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-073
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38267/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.