// For flags

CVE-2015-2518

Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'bGetRealizedBrush' Use-After-Free (MS15-097)

Severity Score

6.9
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2546.

Vulnerabilidad en el controlador kernel-mode en Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 y R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold y R2, Windows RT Gold y 8.1 y Windows 10, permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de una aplicación manipulada, también conocida como 'Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,' una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517 y CVE-2015-2546.

The Microsoft Windows kernel suffers from a use-after-free vulnerability in BGetRealizedBrush.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-03-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-09-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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Microsoft
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Windows 7
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-sp1
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Microsoft
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Windows 8
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Microsoft
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Windows 8.1
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Microsoft
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Windows Rt
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Microsoft
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Windows Rt 8.1
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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-sp2
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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r2
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sp1, itanium
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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r2
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sp1, x64
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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r2
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Microsoft
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Windows Vista
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-sp2
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