1.9
LOW
CVE-2015-0001
Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2015, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-0001 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-0001 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_8.1
2 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
3 Microsoft windows_server_2012
4 Microsoft windows_8
5 Microsoft windows_rt

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cosas

Shell Ruby Python HTML CSS JavaScript

Updated: 8 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 3, 2016, 3:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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JavaScript

Updated: 9 years ago
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Born at : Dec. 1, 2015, 1:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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JavaScript

Updated: 5 years, 2 months ago
6 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Nov. 27, 2015, 10:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-0001 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-0001 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62134
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71927
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-006
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99513
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99514
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-006 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-006 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99514 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99513 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99514 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99513 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99514 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99513 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71927 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62134 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:x64:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-006 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-006 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-0001 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-0001 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.12456

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability