CVE-2015-2516 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 9 Sep 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service and data loss in Windows Journal by tricking users into opening a crafted .jnt file.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-2516?

CVE-2015-2516 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Windows Journal 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 remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data loss) via a crafted .jnt file, aka "Windows Journal DoS Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2516?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-2516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-83v4-rfv9-vvrr.