Security bypass in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2015-2433

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5668

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2433

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

The vulnerabiity allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper initialization of a memory address by Windows kernel. A local attacker can create a specially crafted application, execute it on the system, bypass Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) and obtain arbitrary information.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in disclosure of sensitive information.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-080.aspx

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