Memory corruption in Windows Server - CVE-2015-1768

 

Memory corruption in Windows Server - CVE-2015-1768

Published: January 26, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5391
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1768
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error. A local attacker can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and acquire administrative privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.

Affected software

Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2015-1768

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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