Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU5573

Memory corruption in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2015-2517

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5573

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-2015-2517

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 ATMFD.dll in Win32k.sys. 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
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2517

Install update from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #978 - Microsoft Windows Kernel - Use-After-Free with Cursor Object (MS15-097) (March 18, 2020)

External References

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