CVE-2015-1678

low
Published 2015-05-13 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted function call, aka "Microsoft Windows Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1676, CVE-2015-1677, CVE-2015-1679, and CVE-2015-1680.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windows-affected
windows windowsr2affected

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.