Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Kernel-Mode Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1678. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block 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.

The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2015 by WanderingGlitch with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-051 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1678 since 02/17/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83370 (MS15-051: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3057191)), 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 91049 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities (MS15-051)).

Applying the patch MS15-051 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 Exploit-DB (37049), Tenable (83370), SecurityFocus (BID 74495†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032294†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50051†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-75028, VDB-75247, VDB-75248 and VDB-75249 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 83370
Nessus Name: MS15-051: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3057191)
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Patch: MS15-051
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-051
Researcher: WanderingGlitch
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75332

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SecurityFocus: 74495 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Mode Driver CVE-2015-1678 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032294 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Bugs Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 50051 - [MS15-051] Microsoft Windows Multiple Versions Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2015-1678, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 05/13/2015 12:12
Updated: 06/14/2025 10:17
Changes: 05/13/2015 12:12 (71), 08/19/2018 20:13 (10), 05/17/2022 08:59 (2), 05/17/2022 09:04 (1), 06/14/2025 10:17 (23)
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