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CVE-2015-2546

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Published: Sep 9, 2015Modified: Apr 22, 2026CISA KEV

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8.2
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.5 / Impact: 6.0
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

Affected (12)

Microsoft
9 products
Windows 10 1507
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows Rt
Windows Rt 8.1
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Vista
Configuration A
12 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Windows 10 1507
All versions
Windows 7
All versions
Windows 8
All versions
Windows 8.1
All versions
Windows Rt
All versions
Windows Rt 8.1
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
Version r2 sp1
Windows Server 2008
Version r2 sp1
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
All versions
Windows Server 2012
Version r2
Windows Vista
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (7)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB EntryBroken Link
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB EntryBroken Link
Source: secure@microsoft.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB EntryBroken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB EntryBroken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

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