CVE-2015-6174
Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation via Crafted Application
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-6174. PoCs published by Nils Sommer.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a null pointer dereference in Windows 7 32-bit systems, potentially leading to a denial-of-service or privilege escalation if the null page is mappable. The PoC requires multiple executions and system activity to reliably trigger the vulnerability.
Description
The kernel 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 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6171 and CVE-2015-6173.
Exploits (1)
This exploit triggers a null pointer dereference in Windows 7 32-bit systems, potentially leading to a denial-of-service or privilege escalation if the null page is mappable. The PoC requires multiple executions and system activity to reliably trigger the vulnerability.