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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1679. The attack needs to be approached locally. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 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 at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1679 since 02/17/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $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 74496†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032294†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50052†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. See VDB-75028, VDB-75247, VDB-75248 and VDB-75249 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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-2015-1679 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1679
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75333

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SecurityFocus: 74496 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Mode Driver CVE-2015-1679 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032294 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Bugs Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 50052 - [MS15-051] Microsoft Windows Multiple Versions Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2015-1679, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 05/13/2015 12:12
Updated: 06/14/2025 07:51
Changes: 05/13/2015 12:12 (71), 08/19/2018 20:13 (10), 05/17/2022 09:05 (2), 05/17/2022 09:10 (1), 06/14/2025 07:51 (23)
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