CVE-2015-1701 on CISA KEV

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• twitter.com — http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-05…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/
• www.fireeye.com — https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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06Detection

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