7.8 - CVE-2015-1701

Executive Summary

Informations
Name	CVE-2015-1701	First vendor Publication	2015-04-21
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2025-03-26

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score	7.8
Base Score	7.8	Environmental Score	7.8
impact SubScore	5.9	Temporal Score	7.8
Exploitabality Sub Score	1.8

Attack Vector	Local	Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low	User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact	High
Integrity Impact	High	Availability Impact	High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score	7.2	Attack Range	Local
Cvss Impact Score	10	Attack Complexity	Low
Cvss Expoit Score	3.9	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1701

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28883

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28883
Title:	Microsoft windows kernel memory disclosure vulnerability - CVE-2015-1701 (MS15-051)
Description:	Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2015-1701	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows 7	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Windows Server 2k3 and vulnerable file version Either OS Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x64) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium is installed AND Check if the version of win32k.sys is less than 5.2.3790.5615 OR Vista / 2k8 + vulnerable file version Vista / 2K8 Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (ia-64) is installed AND gdr/ldr Check for LDR Check if the version of Win32k.sys is greater than or equal to 6.0.6002.23000 AND Check if the version of win32k.sys is less than 6.0.6002.23680 AND Check if the version of win32k.sys is less than 6.0.6002.19372 OR Win 7 / R2 + vulnerable file version Win 7 / R2 Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition is installed AND gdr/ldr Check for LDR Check if the version of Win32k.sys is greater than or equal to 6.1.7601.23000 AND Check if the version of win32k.sys is less than 6.1.7601.23038 AND Check if the version of win32k.sys is less than 6.1.7601.18834

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Os	Microsoft Windows 2003 Server cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp2::::::	2
Os	Microsoft Windows 7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::	1
Os	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::	1
Os	Microsoft Windows Vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::	1

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date	Description
2015-05-14	IAVM : 2015-A-0108 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver (MS15-051) Severity : Category II - VMSKEY : V0060653

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date	Description
2015-06-23	Microsoft Windows Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver privilege escalation attempt RuleID : 34499 - Revision : 3 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2015-06-23	Microsoft Windows Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver privilege escalation attempt RuleID : 34498 - Revision : 3 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2015-06-17	Microsoft Windows NTUserGetTitleBarInfo information disclosure attempt RuleID : 34443 - Revision : 3 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2015-06-17	Microsoft Windows NTUserGetTitleBarInfo information disclosure attempt RuleID : 34442 - Revision : 3 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2015-06-17	Microsoft Windows NtUserGetScrollBarInfo information disclosure attempt RuleID : 34414 - Revision : 3 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2015-06-17	Microsoft Windows NtUserGetScrollBarInfo information disclosure attempt RuleID : 34413 - Revision : 3 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2015-06-17	Microsoft Windows NtUserGetComboBoxInfo information disclosure attempt RuleID : 34378 - Revision : 3 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2015-06-17	Microsoft Windows NtUserGetComboBoxInfo information disclosure attempt RuleID : 34377 - Revision : 3 - Type : OS-WINDOWS

Metasploit Database

id	Description
2015-05-12	Windows ClientCopyImage Win32k Exploit

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2015-05-12	Name : The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. File : smb_nt_ms15-051.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34
http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html

Source	Url

Alert History

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Date	Informations
2025-03-26 21:21:56	Multiple Updates
2025-02-11 17:21:32	Multiple Updates
2025-01-22 21:21:03	Multiple Updates
2024-11-28 12:45:58	Multiple Updates
2024-07-16 21:27:55	Multiple Updates
2024-02-02 01:31:11	Multiple Updates
2024-02-01 12:09:09	Multiple Updates
2023-09-05 12:29:38	Multiple Updates
2023-09-05 01:09:01	Multiple Updates
2023-09-02 12:29:34	Multiple Updates
2023-09-02 01:09:11	Multiple Updates
2023-08-12 12:32:18	Multiple Updates
2023-08-12 01:08:39	Multiple Updates
2023-08-11 12:27:40	Multiple Updates
2023-08-11 01:08:53	Multiple Updates
2023-08-06 12:26:53	Multiple Updates
2023-08-06 01:08:38	Multiple Updates
2023-08-04 12:26:58	Multiple Updates
2023-08-04 01:08:42	Multiple Updates
2023-07-14 12:26:58	Multiple Updates
2023-07-14 01:08:40	Multiple Updates
2023-03-29 01:28:42	Multiple Updates
2023-03-28 12:09:01	Multiple Updates
2022-10-11 12:24:17	Multiple Updates
2022-10-11 01:08:49	Multiple Updates
2022-01-15 01:18:38	Multiple Updates
2021-09-25 01:17:22	Multiple Updates
2021-05-05 01:17:45	Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:39:27	Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:48:14	Multiple Updates
2020-10-24 01:12:49	Multiple Updates
2020-10-23 01:13:02	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 13:17:07	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 01:55:06	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:44:31	Multiple Updates
2018-10-13 05:18:53	Multiple Updates
2017-09-20 09:25:30	Multiple Updates
2017-01-03 09:23:13	Multiple Updates
2016-12-31 09:24:26	Multiple Updates
2016-06-29 00:53:08	Multiple Updates
2016-04-01 17:23:12	Multiple Updates
2015-10-18 17:23:39	Multiple Updates
2015-06-23 21:26:33	Multiple Updates
2015-06-23 00:24:34	Multiple Updates
2015-05-14 09:27:42	Multiple Updates
2015-05-13 13:28:04	Multiple Updates
2015-04-21 17:27:46	First insertion

Global Informations

Type	Count
Oval ID(s)	1
CPE ID(s)	5
Sources(s)	8
Metasploit Exploit(s)	1
IAVM(s)	1
Snort® Rule(s)	8
Nessus® Exploit(s)	1

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7.8 - CVE-2015-1701

Executive Summary

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

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