Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Vista NDIS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Vista. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component NDIS. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-6098. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Vista (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component NDIS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2015 by Nils with Google Project Zero as MS15-117 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6098 since 08/14/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

The exploit is available 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 86824 (MS15-117: Security Update for NDIS to Address Elevation of Privilege (3101722)), 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 91104 (Microsoft Windows NDIS Privilege of Elevation Vulnerability (MS15-117)).

Applying the patch MS15-117 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 Tenable (86824), SecurityFocus (BID 77473†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54309†). See VDB-79182 and VDB-79174 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 86824
Nessus Name: MS15-117: Security Update for NDIS to Address Elevation of Privilege (3101722)
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Patch: MS15-117

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-117
Researcher: Nils
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79178
SecurityFocus: 77473 - Microsoft Windows NDIS CVE-2015-6098 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034115
Vulnerability Center: 54309 - [MS15-117] Microsoft Windows NDIS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 11/11/2015 16:59
Updated: 05/22/2025 01:44
Changes: 11/11/2015 16:59 (59), 04/07/2017 16:05 (11), 06/27/2022 09:50 (5), 06/27/2022 09:53 (1), 11/18/2024 14:47 (22), 05/22/2025 01:44 (2)
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