CVE-2015-0003
EXPLOITEDWindows win32k.sys - Local Privilege Escalation via NULL Pointer Dereference
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2015-0003 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including Ascotbe.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a Windows kernel vulnerability (CVE-2015-0003) to achieve local privilege escalation by manipulating the WM_SYSTIMER message handling mechanism. It replaces the primary token of the current process with that of the SYSTEM process, effectively granting administrative privileges.
Description
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."
Exploits (2)
This exploit leverages a Windows kernel vulnerability (CVE-2015-0003) to achieve local privilege escalation by manipulating the WM_SYSTIMER message handling mechanism. It replaces the primary token of the current process with that of the SYSTEM process, effectively granting administrative privileges.
This repository contains documentation and configuration scripts for a collection of Windows kernel exploits, including CVE-2003-0352, CVE-2006-3439, and others. It includes Python scripts for generating documentation and organizing exploit metadata, but no actual exploit code for CVE-2015-0003.