CVE-2015-0001
The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Published:Jan 13, 2015
Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
EPS:Jan 13, 2015
EPSS Score:0.00548
CVSS Score:1.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 8
Microsoft
Windows 8
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 8.1
Microsoft
Windows 8.1
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Rt
Microsoft
Windows Rt
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Rt 8.1
Microsoft
Windows Rt 8.1
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2012
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
