CVE-2015-0060
The font mapper in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2…
- 4.7MediumCVSS base score
- 3.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 9.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The font mapper in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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 does not properly scale fonts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Font Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation (MS15-010) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 37098local, windowspublished 25 May 2015Not verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 9.9% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
3
- MS15-010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- ms-kmd-cve20150060-dos(100434) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 72472 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2015-0098 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2015-0060)Record last updated .