CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-0002
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-01-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with an administrative account, which allows local users to gain privileges by running AppCompatCache.exe with a crafted DLL file, aka MSRC ID 20544 or "Microsoft Application Compatibility Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61277 secunia.com
- http://twitter.com/sambowne/statuses/550384131683520512 twitter.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71972 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-discloses-unpatched-windows-vulnerability/ www.zdnet.com
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=118 Exploit
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-001 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99523 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99524 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61277 secunia.com
- http://twitter.com/sambowne/statuses/550384131683520512 twitter.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71972 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-discloses-unpatched-windows-vulnerability/ www.zdnet.com
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=118 Exploit
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-001 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99523 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99524 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com