National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2015-0003
Original release date: 02/10/2015
Last revised: 02/11/2015
Source: US-CERT/NIST
Overview
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in 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 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted application, aka “Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.”
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type: Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: MS
Name: MS15-010
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Technical Details
- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
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