CVE-2015-2381 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive kernel memory via a crafted application in Windows win32k.sys, requiring user interaction to execute the malicious code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-2381?
CVE-2015-2381 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 14 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2382.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2381?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2381?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2381 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-2381 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2381 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-vhgr-6xmh-4jxv.