CVE-2015-2429

Key facts

CVSS score

9.3 (v2.0)

Severity

HIGH

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-264

EPSS score

7.1% (94th percentile)

In CISA KEV

No

In EU EUVD

Yes (EUVD-2015-2522)

Published

August 15, 2015

NVD last modified

June 17, 2026

Status

Modified

Affected products

• microsoft / windows 7
• microsoft / windows 8
• microsoft / windows 8.1
• microsoft / windows rt
• microsoft / windows rt 8.1
• microsoft / windows server 2008
• microsoft / windows server 2008
• microsoft / windows server 2008
• microsoft / windows server 2012
• microsoft / windows server 2012
• microsoft / windows vista

Certified products that may be affected

15 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

• Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows RT - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10620-2015 - archived
• Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
• Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
• Microsoft Windows Vista Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface (ksecdd.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1000 - historical
• Microsoft Windows Vista Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcrypt.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1001 - historical

See all 15 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-379(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-380(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-459(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090(Patch, Vendor Advisory)