#VU5550 Information disclosure in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2015-1678 

 

#VU5550 Information disclosure in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2015-1678

Published: January 31, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5550
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1678
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Windows
Windows Server
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to private address information leaking during a function call. A remote attacker can bypass the ASLR protection mechanism, gain access to sensitive information and use it to launch further attacks against the affected system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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