CVE-2015-1721 is a Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Windows and Windows Server, including Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Vista, and Server 2003, 2008, and 2012. A local attacker can exploit this flaw via a crafted application to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash). With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it represents a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-38274), indicating publicly available exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.