CVE-2015-2478

CVE-2015-2478 is the Windows Winsock Elevation of Privilege vulnerability. A crafted application can trigger a Winsock call referencing an invalid address, enabling local privilege escalation on multiple Windows platforms: Windows Vista SP2, Server 2008 SP2/R2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windo...

CVE-2015-2478

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 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a Winsock call referencing an...

Microsoft Windows Winsock Elevation of Privilege (MS15-119: CVE-2015-2478)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Winsock. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way windows kernel verifies memory address. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to run a specially crafted code...