Microsoft Windows up to Vista Win32k.sys access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This affects an unknown part of the file Win32k.sys. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-0003. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file Win32k.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 02/10/2015 by Marcin Wiazowski with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0003 since 11/18/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

A public exploit has been developed by Sky lake and been published 4 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81263 (MS15-010: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3036220)), 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 91016 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-010)).

Applying the patch MS15-010 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 databases at X-Force (100430), Exploit-DB (37098), Tenable (81263), SecurityFocus (BID 72457†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031718†). Additional details are provided at isc.sans.edu. See VDB-69108, VDB-69109, VDB-69110 and VDB-69111 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Sky lake
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Nessus ID: 81263
Nessus Name: MS15-010: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3036220)
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Patch: MS15-010
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-010
Researcher: Marcin Wiazowski
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69148

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X-Force: 100430
SecurityFocus: 72457 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-0003 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031718 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48542 - [MS15-010] Microsoft Windows Local Host Privilege via a Crafted Application - CVE-2015-0003, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2015 12:09
Updated: 06/14/2025 03:02
Changes: 02/11/2015 12:09 (88), 04/07/2017 14:56 (3), 03/10/2022 09:14 (2), 03/10/2022 09:18 (1), 06/14/2025 03:02 (14)
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