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CVE-2015-0003

Windows 7 vulnerability

CVSS
6.9
EPSS
4.5%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
win32k.sys in 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 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 7
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2015-02-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-0003

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 7 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-0003.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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