CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-0073
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-03-11
- 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 Windows Registry Virtualization feature in the kernel 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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly restrict changes to virtual stores, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Registry Virtualization 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 2003
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows vista
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72908 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031899 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-025 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72908 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031899 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-025 Patch, Vendor Advisory