CVE-2015-2511: microsoft windows_10

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-2511 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 3.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 09-09-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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-2015-2517, CVE-2015-2518, and CVE-2015-2546.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.