CVE-2015-2546
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-09-09 00:00
Modified
2024-08-06 05:17
Severity ?
Summary
The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-03-15

Due date: 2022-04-05

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2546

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