CVE-2015-0010

The CryptProtectMemory function in cng.sys (aka the Cryptography Next Generation driver) in the kernel-mode drivers 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, when the CRYPTPROTECTMEMORY_SAME_LOGON option is used, does not check an impersonation token's level, which allows local users to bypass intended decryption restrictions by leveraging a service that (1) has a named-pipe planting vulnerability or (2) uses world-readable shared memory for encrypted data, aka "CNG Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability" or MSRC ID 20707.

Affected products

Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Rt, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows 7

All versions

Microsoft Windows 8

All versions

Microsoft Windows 8.1

All versions

Microsoft Windows Rt

All versions

Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1

All versions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

All versions

Fix

Available

CVSS 2.0

1.9 LOW

EPSS

2.6% (84th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-310

NVD status

Modified

Published

2015-02-11