CVE-2015-6097 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (.jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-11-11

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 38.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3884.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034110
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-114
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1207

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2015-11-11T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:15:13.040Z

Reserved: 2015-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6097

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-11-11T12:59:36.370

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-6097

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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