CVE-2015-1644
Microsoft Windows - Privilege Escalation via MS-DOS Device Name Impersonation
Title source: llmDescription
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 constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows MS-DOS Device Name Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73998
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032113
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-038
Scores
EPSS
0.0175
EPSS Percentile
75.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (12)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2003
r2 sp2
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2012
... and 2 more
Published
Apr 14, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026