Microsoft Windows up to Vista True Type Font win32k.sys access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file win32k.sys of the component True Type Font Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0059. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file win32k.sys of the component True Type Font Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2015 by Cris Neckar with Divergent Security as MS15-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0059 since 11/18/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/12/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17017.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100433), Exploit-DB (37098), Tenable (81263), SecurityFocus (BID 72470†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031718†). isc.sans.edu is providing further details. The entries VDB-69108, VDB-69109, VDB-69110 and VDB-69111 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-010
Researcher: Cris Neckar
Organization: Divergent Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69152

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X-Force: 100433
SecurityFocus: 72470 - Microsoft Windows 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-0059 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031718 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48599 - [MS15-010] Microsoft Windows Remote Host Privilege in win32k.sys Kernel Mode Driver - CVE-2015-0059, Critical

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

Created: 02/11/2015 12:09
Updated: 06/12/2025 00:46
Changes: 02/11/2015 12:09 (73), 04/07/2017 14:55 (12), 03/10/2022 09:41 (3), 03/10/2022 09:42 (1), 06/12/2025 00:46 (23)
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