# CVE-2015-2382: 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.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jjcj-5hm4-fh8v

## What is CVE-2015-2382?

CVE-2015-2382 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, 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-2015-2381.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2382?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-2382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-2382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 8

- [CVE-2013-2558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2558/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-3898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3898/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2014-0254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0254/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-1305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1305/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-2362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2362/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2382 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-2382 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2382/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2382
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2382
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2382

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