CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-1674
4.6 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-05-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-254
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly validate an unspecified address, which allows local users to bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, and consequently discover the cng.sys base address, via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 8
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74488 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032292 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-052 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37052/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74488 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032292 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-052 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37052/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry