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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1768
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2015-1768

Install update from vendor's website.

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