CVE-2015-6101
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6100.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.11% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · 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/1034114Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-115Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38795/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034114Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-115Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38795/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.