Microsoft Windows up to Vista Kernel access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6101. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/10/2015 by Nils with Google Project Zero as MS15-115 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-6101 since 08/14/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86822 (MS15-115: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3105864)), 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 91112 (Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-115)).

Applying the patch MS15-115 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 21681.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86822), SecurityFocus (BID 77460†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034114†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54310†). The entries VDB-79168, VDB-79170, VDB-79171 and VDB-79172 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 86822
Nessus Name: MS15-115: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3105864)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS15-115
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-115
Researcher: Nils
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79169

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SecurityFocus: 77460 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2015-6101 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034114 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Bypass ASLR Restricitions and Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 54310 - [MS15-115] Microsoft Windows Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Kernel - CVE-2015-6101, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2015 16:36
Updated: 05/25/2025 04:03
Changes: 11/11/2015 16:36 (68), 05/03/2019 06:55 (12), 06/27/2022 09:13 (4), 06/27/2022 09:17 (1), 05/25/2025 04:03 (22)
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