CVE-2015-2369

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Device Manager in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rtf file, aka "DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.62% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032898	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-069	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2369?: CVE-2015-2369 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2369?: To fix CVE-2015-2369, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-2369 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-2369 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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