MS15-119 Security Update for Winsock to Address Elevation of Privilege
2015-11-10 This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a target system and runs specially crafted code that is designed to exploit the vulnerability.
Vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin:
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Vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin:
- Winsock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when Winsock makes a call to a memory address without verifying that the address is valid. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.
CVE-2015-2478
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Related CVE Entries
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 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a Winsock call referencing an invalid address, aka "Winsock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
7.2
EPSS Score
0.05%
Published
2015-11-11
Updated
2019-05-15