Microsoft Windows PGM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
9 Dec 2015 14:00
Release Date:
9 Dec 2015
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) protocol that is caused when an attacker-induced race condition results in references to memory contents that have already been freed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code with elevated privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1
- Microsoft Windows 10
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-133
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