First published: Wed May 13 2015(Updated: )
The Service Control Manager (SCM) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Service Control Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 8.0 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
Microsoft Windows RT | ||
Microsoft Windows RT | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 |
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The severity of CVE-2015-1702 is classified as Important.
To fix CVE-2015-1702, apply the security updates provided by Microsoft for the affected software versions.
CVE-2015-1702 affects Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and their respective R2 editions.
CVE-2015-1702 is a vulnerability related to improper constraint of impersonation levels in the Service Control Manager.
Yes, local users can exploit CVE-2015-1702 due to the improper handling of impersonation by the Service Control Manager.