CVE-2015-0010

The CryptProtectMemory function in cng.sys (aka the Cryptography Next Generation driver) 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, when the CRYPTPROTECTMEMORY_SAME_LOGON option is used, does not check an impersonation token's level, which allows local users to bypass intended decryption restrictions by leveraging a service that (1) has a named-pipe planting vulnerability or (2) uses world-readable shared memory for encrypted data, aka "CNG Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability" or MSRC ID 20707.

CVSS v2.0

1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

2.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 85th percentile

Published

2015-02-11

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37098

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2015-0009
• CVE-2015-0016
• CVE-2015-0008
• CVE-2015-0040
• CVE-2015-0004
• CVE-2015-0050