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CVE-2015-6098

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the Network Driver Interface Standard (NDIS) implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows NDIS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134521/Microsoft-Windows-Ndis.sys-Buffer-Overflow.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034115
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-117
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38793/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134521/Microsoft-Windows-Ndis.sys-Buffer-Overflow.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034115
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-117
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38793/

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