The Windows Installer service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a custom action script associated with a .msi package, aka “Windows Installer EoP Vulnerability.”
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2371
Reference (s):
- MS:MS15-074
- URL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-074
- SECTRACK:1032905
- URL: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032905