CVE-2015-1769: Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First published: Sat Aug 15 2015(Updated: )
Mount Manager 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 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 10 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Rt | ||
| Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows | ||
| =sp1 | ||
| =sp2 | ||
| =r2-sp1 | ||
| =r2-sp1 | ||
| =r2 | ||
| =sp2 |
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Reference Links
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1769
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