CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-0078

Published: Mar 11, 2015 | Modified: May 14, 2019
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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 does not properly validate the token of a calling thread, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Windows_8 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_8.1 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_rt Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_rt_8.1 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft r2 (including) r2 (including)

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