MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-0080

Windows 7 vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
15.4%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
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 do not properly initialize memory for rendering of malformed PNG images, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Malformed PNG Parsing Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 7
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2015-03-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 15.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-0080

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 7 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-0080.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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