CVE-2015-2515 — Use After Free in Microsoft Windows Server 2008

CWE-416 — Use After Free5 documents4 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
42.3%
top 2.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Timeline
PublishedOct 14
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted toolbar object, aka "Toolbar Use After Free Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-rrpj-99xw-qq5m: Use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2015↗2015-10-13
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2015↗2015-10-13
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Zscaler
Zscaler detects IE & MS Office Vulnerabilities | 10-13-2015↗
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