CVE-2015-6097
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (.jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (.jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-6097- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (.jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-6097- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-6040 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (.jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2015-6040- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vm2q-m3f7-vqmm No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (.jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-vm2q-m3f7-vqmm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-6097 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 7, published November 11, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.