CVE-2015-0002 Information

Description

The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with an administrative account which allows local users to gain privileges by running AppCompatCache.exe with a crafted DLL file aka MSRC ID 20544 or \Microsoft Application Compatibility Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/61277 http://twitter.com/sambowne/statuses/550384131683520512 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71972 http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-discloses-unpatched-windows-vulnerability/ https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=118 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-001 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99523 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99524