Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2015-2511
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2511?
- CVE-2015-2511 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-09-09.
- Is CVE-2015-2511 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.