CVE-2015-2417
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOLE in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 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 crafted input, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "OLE Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2416.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOLE (Object Linking and Embedding) elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows Vista SP2 through Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 through 2012 R2. Allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges via crafted input, specifically demonstrated by transitioning from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity level.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions= r2all versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versions= r2all versions= r2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Windows versionRun 'winver' or 'systeminfo' from command prompt to obtain the exact Windows version and build numberAffected if The version is NOT Windows 2003 Server (any), Windows 7 (any), Windows 8 (any), Windows 8.1 (any), Windows Rt (any), Windows Rt 8.1 (any), Windows Server 2008 (any), or Windows Server 2012 (any)
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Verify security update KB3061518 is installedRun 'wmic qfe list' or check 'View installed updates' in Control Panel for KB3061518Affected if The update KB3061518 is NOT installed on the system
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Check OLE component versionLocate ole32.dll in C:\Windows\System32\, right-click, select Properties, and note the File VersionAffected if The ole32.dll version is lower than the version shipped with the security patch (typically earlier than 6.2.9200.17581 or 6.3.9600.17836 depending on OS)
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Confirm OLE functionality is presentVerify the system actively uses OLE components by checking for applications that rely on OLE embedding or linking (common in legacy Office documents, RTF files, or ActiveX controls)Affected if The system processes OLE-embedded content (documents, RTF files, ActiveX objects) without the security update applied
The system is affected if it runs any of the listed Windows versions AND lacks the KB3061518 security update, particularly when processing OLE content that could trigger Low-to-Medium Integrity elevation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Microsoft security updates via Windows Update or enterprise patch management systems. This is a Microsoft-released patch that should be deployed through standard patching procedures.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-2417 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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