7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2015-6171

Published: 09/12/2015 Updated: 15/05/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The kernel 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 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6173 and CVE-2015-6174.

Vulnerability Trend

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microsoft windows server 2012 -

microsoft windows server 2012 r2

microsoft windows 8 -

microsoft windows 8.1 -

microsoft windows server 2008 r2

microsoft windows 10 -

microsoft windows rt -

microsoft windows server 2008 -

microsoft windows 10 1511

microsoft windows rt 8.1 -

microsoft windows 7 -

microsoft windows vista -

Exploits

Source: codegooglecom/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=544 The attached PoC triggers a null pointer vulnerability in OffsetChildren on Windows 7 32-bit By mapping the null page an attacker can leverage this vulnerability to write to an arbitrary address --- Proof of Concept: githubcom/offensive-security/exploitdb- ...