CVE-2015-1758 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the Windows LoadLibrary function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-1758?
CVE-2015-1758 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 10 Jun 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the LoadLibrary function in the kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory, aka "Windows LoadLibrary EoP Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1758?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1758?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1758 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-1758 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1758 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93hw-rhm8-6h53.