Unscored CVE-2015-0001 EUVD-2015-0039GHSA-c73w-5569-h45x

The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8…

Published Jan 13, 2015 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

References

MS15-006 vendor-advisory
win-ms15kb3004365-update(99514) vdb-entry
ms-wer-cve20150001-security-bypass(99513) vdb-entry
62134 third-party-advisory
71927 vdb-entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.html