The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka “Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,” a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2518, and CVE-2015-2546.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2517
Reference (s):
- BID:76606
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76606
- EXPLOIT-DB:38278
- URL: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38278/
- MS:MS15-097