PT-2015-5745

CVE-2015-2433

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Published

2015-08-11

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Updated

2019-05-15

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CVSS 2.0
2.1
Low
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions 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 Windows 10
Description A security feature bypass issue exists due to the Windows kernel's failure to properly initialize a memory address. This allows an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) bypass. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could retrieve the base address of the kernel driver from a compromised process. To exploit this issue, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.
Recommendations For 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, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.
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