CVE-2015-0016

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows TS WebProxy Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Windows

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, 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 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

• CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references

• secure@microsoft.com — Exploit
• secure@microsoft.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
• secure@microsoft.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link