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MS15-063: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3063858)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 84057
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.Description
The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the Microsoft Windows LoadLibrary. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to place a specially crafted dynamic linked library (dll) file in a local directory or network share, and then by convincing a user to run an application that uses the malicious library, resulting in an elevation of privilege to full administrative rights.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, and 2012.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-063
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 84057
File Name: smb_nt_ms15-063.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 6/9/2015
Updated: 11/22/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-1758
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-1758
BID: 75004