CVE-2015-6174 in Windows

Summary

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-2015-6171 and CVE-2015-6173.

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• Reservation: 08/14/2015
• Disclosure: 12/09/2015
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-79514
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 6.3
• EPSS: 0.01043
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6174
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6174
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2015-6174/