Microsoft Windows up to Server 2012 R2 Kernel-Mode Driver win32k.sys Kernel Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2012 R2. This affects an unknown function in the library win32k.sys of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Kernel Memory). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-2382. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality in the library win32k.sys of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Kernel Memory). 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 summary by CVE is:

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2381.

The weakness was shared 07/14/2015 as MS15-073 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2382. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84747 (MS15-073: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3070102)), 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 91065 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities (MS15-073)).

Applying the patch MS15-073 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84747), SecurityFocus (BID 75671†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51231†). The entries VDB-76450, VDB-76452, VDB-76453 and VDB-76454 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Kernel Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 84747
Nessus Name: MS15-073: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3070102)
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Patch: MS15-073

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-073
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2382 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2382
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76469

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SecurityFocus: 75671
SecurityTracker: 1032904
Vulnerability Center: 51231 - [MS15-073] Microsoft Windows Local Information Disclosure in win32k.sys Kernel-Mode Drivers - CVE-2015-2382, Low

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

Created: 07/15/2015 13:54
Updated: 05/31/2022 15:19
Changes: 07/15/2015 13:54 (46), 05/03/2019 08:01 (17), 05/31/2022 15:07 (2), 05/31/2022 15:13 (7), 05/31/2022 15:19 (1)
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