Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Kernel-Mode Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-0094. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/10/2015 by WanderingGlitch with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-023 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0094 since 11/18/2014. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81737 (MS15-023: Vulnerabilities in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3034344)), 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 91028 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS15-023)).

Applying the patch MS15-023 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 (101138), Tenable (81737), SecurityFocus (BID 72935†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031897†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48990†). Similar entries are available at VDB-73968, VDB-73969 and VDB-73971. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 81737
Nessus Name: MS15-023: Vulnerabilities in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3034344)
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Patch: MS15-023

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-023
Researcher: WanderingGlitch
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73970

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X-Force: 101138 - Microsoft Windows kernel-mode driver information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 72935 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Mode Driver CVE-2015-0094 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031897 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Bugs Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48990 - [MS15-023] Microsoft Windows Local Information Disclosure in Kernel-Mode Driver - CVE-2015-0094, Low

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

Created: 03/11/2015 10:37
Updated: 04/15/2022 09:13
Changes: 03/11/2015 10:37 (71), 08/19/2018 20:04 (11), 04/15/2022 09:10 (3), 04/15/2022 09:13 (1)
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