The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 G…

published 2015-08-15 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2526

cvss: 2.1; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 17.2%; EPSS 17.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

The kernel 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 allows local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application, aka "Kernel ASLR Bypass Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

links 1

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080 advisory

Timeline

2015-07-11 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/local/ms15_078_atmfd_bof)
2015-08-15 Published

Exploit prediction

17.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/local/ms15_078_atmfd_bof MS15-078 Microsoft Windows Font Driver Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, manual rank, 2015-07-11
EDB-38222 Microsoft Windows - Font Driver Buffer Overflow (MS15-078) (Metasploit) local, 2015-09-17

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080
vendor-advisory, patch
exploit-db.com /exploits/38222/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/76213
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1033238
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-2433
NVD CVE-2015-2433

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary