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CVE-2015-6097

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 20.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• 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
• 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

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