Microsoft Windows up to Vista Kernel Mode Driver win32k.sys resource management
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block in the library win32k.sys of the component Kernel Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
The weakness was shared 06/10/2015 with Kaspersky Lab as MS15-061 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2360 since 03/19/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84059 (MS15-061: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3057839)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91059 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS15-061)). This issue was added on 05/25/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/15/2022:
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Applying the patch MS15-061 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (84059). The entries 75751, 75752, 75753 and 75754 are related to this item.
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 84059
Nessus Name: MS15-061: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3057839)
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Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS15-061
Organization: Kaspersky Lab
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-2360 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1032527 - Windows Kernel DLL Path Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50482 - [MS15-061] Microsoft Windows Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver - CVE-2015-2360, High
SecurityFocus: 75025 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-2360 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entry
Created: 06/10/2015 10:18Updated: 05/20/2022 15:22
Changes: 06/10/2015 10:18 (68), 04/07/2017 14:25 (11), 05/20/2022 15:22 (3)
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