Microsoft Windows up to Vista Kernel Mode Driver win32k.sys resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library win32k.sys of the component Kernel Mode Driver. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-2360. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block in the library win32k.sys of the component Kernel Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 06/10/2015 with Kaspersky Lab as MS15-061 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2360 since 03/19/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a exploit are known.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84059 (MS15-061: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3057839)), 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 91059 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS15-061)). This issue was added on 05/25/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/15/2022:

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Applying the patch MS15-061 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 Zero-Day.cz (29), Tenable (84059), EUVD (EUVD-2015-2453), SecurityFocus (BID 75025†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1032527†). The entries VDB-75751, VDB-75752, VDB-75753 and VDB-75754 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 84059
Nessus Name: MS15-061: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3057839)
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Patch: MS15-061

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-061
Organization: Kaspersky Lab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75794
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SecurityFocus: 75025 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-2360 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032527 - Windows Kernel DLL Path Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50482 - [MS15-061] Microsoft Windows Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver - CVE-2015-2360, High

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

Created: 06/10/2015 10:18
Updated: 04/22/2026 23:01
Changes: 06/10/2015 10:18 (68), 04/07/2017 14:25 (11), 05/20/2022 15:22 (3), 04/26/2024 16:55 (26), 07/09/2024 07:12 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 01/22/2025 18:55 (1), 07/30/2025 06:21 (1), 04/22/2026 23:01 (11)
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