CVE-2015-0004
What it is
The User Profile Service (aka ProfSvc) 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 allows local users to gain privileges by conducting a junction attack to load another user's UsrClass.dat registry hive, aka MSRC ID 20674 or "Microsoft User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.2
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61927
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71967
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=123
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-003
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99519
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99520
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61927
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71967
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=123
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-003
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99519
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99520