Microsoft Windows up to Vista Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6102. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. 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, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/10/2015 by Nils with Google Project Zero as MS15-115 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6102 since 08/14/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $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 21682.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86822), SecurityFocus (BID 77462†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034114†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54313†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79168, VDB-79169, VDB-79171 and VDB-79172. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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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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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-2015-6102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79170

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SecurityFocus: 77462 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2015-6102 Local Information Disclosure 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: 54313 - [MS15-115] Microsoft Windows Local Information Disclosure in Windows Kernel - CVE-2015-6102, Low

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

Created: 11/11/2015 16:36
Updated: 05/24/2025 18:28
Changes: 11/11/2015 16:36 (68), 05/03/2019 06:55 (12), 06/27/2022 09:21 (4), 06/27/2022 09:26 (1), 05/24/2025 18:28 (22)
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