CVE-2015-2511

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2517, CVE-2015-2518, and CVE-2015-2546.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76597Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38276/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76597Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38276/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Sep 9, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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