Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2015-2433
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 allows local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application, aka "Kernel ASLR Bypass Vulnerability."
- LOW
- LOCAL
- NONE
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published