CVE-2015-2511 (GCVE-0-2015-2511)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:17
VLAI
Summary
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-2015-2517, CVE-2015-2518, and CVE-2015-2546.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38276/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76597 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2015-09-08 00:00
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