CVE-2015-6098 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Network Driver Interface Standard (NDIS) implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows NDIS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.98% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-11-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - 'ndis.sys' IOCTL 0x170034 (ndis!ndisNsiGetIfNameForIfIndex) Pool Buffer Overflow (MS15-117) | 2015-11-23 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134521/Microsoft-Windows-Ndis.sys-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034115
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-117
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38793/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134521/Microsoft-Windows-Ndis.sys-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034115
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-117
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38793/
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