Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU5569

Memory corruption in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2015-2508

Published: February 1, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5569

CSH Severity: Medium

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-2015-2508

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists due to boundary error in Adobe Type Manager Library. A local attacker can execute a specially crafted program, trigger memory corruption and gain SYSTEM privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full control of the vulnerable system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2508

Install update from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #973 - Microsoft Windows 10 Build 10130 - User Mode Font Driver Thread Permissions Privilege Escalation (March 18, 2020)

External References

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-097