---
cve: "CVE-2015-2546"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 8.2
epss: "10.1%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: true
exploited: true
published: "2015-09-09 00:00:00"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-11-07T05:40:53+01:00"
---

# CVE-2015-2546

> 8.2 HIGH · ⚠️ CISA KEV (1698 Tage) · 🔓 Exploited

## Beschreibung

The kernel-mode driver 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 local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

## CNA-Record (Kanon, cvelistV5)

- CNA: **microsoft**
- State: PUBLISHED
- Stand: 2026-08-14 03:55:43

## CISA-Anreicherung (vulnrichment/ADP)

- CISA KEV seit: **15.03.2022**
- CISA-SSVC (Coordinator, v2.0.3):
  - Exploitation: **active**
  - Automatable: **no**
  - Technical Impact: **total**

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Lokal | good |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Gering | warn |
| UI Interaktion | Erforderlich | good |
| S Scope | Verändert | bad |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Hoch | bad |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Schwachstellen-Klasse

- **CWE-119** — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

## Angriffsmuster (CAPEC)

- [CAPEC-10 — Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/10.html) _(Severity: High)_
- [CAPEC-14 — Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/14.html) _(Severity: High)_
- [CAPEC-24 — Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/24.html) _(Severity: High)_
- [CAPEC-42 — MIME Conversion](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/42.html) _(Severity: High)_
- [CAPEC-44 — Overflow Binary Resource File](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/44.html) _(Severity: Very High)_
- [CAPEC-45 — Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/45.html) _(Severity: High)_
- [CAPEC-100 — Overflow Buffers](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/100.html) _(Severity: Very High)_
- [CAPEC-123 — Buffer Manipulation](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/123.html) _(Severity: Very High)_

## Referenzen

- <http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485>
- <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/sicherheitsluecken/cve-2015-2546/) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI WID (CSAF)_