MS15-117: Security update for NDIS to address elevation of privilege: November 10, 2015

Applies To
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Starter Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Web Edition Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Starter

Summary

This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NDIS. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application.

To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-117.

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Important

  • If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available through Windows Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to turn on automatic updating, see
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Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

You can obtain the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

Click the download link in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-117 that corresponds to the version of Windows that you are running.

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Security update deployment information

Windows Vista (all editions)Reference table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file names For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows Vista:
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x86.msu
For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Vista:
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information WUSA.exe does not support uninstall of updates. To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information See the file information section.
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows Server 2008 (all editions)Reference table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file names For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows Server 2008:
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x86.msu
For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008:
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x64.msu
For all supported Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008:
Windows6.0-KB3101722-ia64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information WUSA.exe does not support uninstall of updates. To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information See the file information section.
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows 7 (all editions)
Reference table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 7:
Windows6.1-KB3101722-x86.msu
For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 7:
Windows6.1-KB3101722-x64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch. Or, click Control Panel, and then click System and Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information See the file information section.
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows Server 2008 R2 (all editions)Reference table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2:
Windows6.1-KB3101722-x64.msu
For all supported Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2:
Windows6.1-KB3101722-ia64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch. Or, click Control Panel, and then click System and Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information See the file information section.
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

      

File hash information
Package Name Package Hash SHA 1 Package Hash SHA 2
Windows6.1-KB3101722-x86.msu 5EED9E97A51E766E689E82A6817E839F26C71005 0B122AE4F872847DB517D15EAE97DD3802E04A6AD0CA2BBA460367D3991909C6
Windows6.1-KB3101722-x64.msu 068F82BEA5CF9AB7B2DB99DECC412BD28EF4AED3 8EB13A420438285B40F469E060D3AE675B15497A9EA67C4888226DBA07B749D6
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x86.msu 3594341F8247F2869EF600541B7B73B0B844C30A 90131D544BB25FF236B524AF2593C73C53BA5C676A0B4CA7C901D51F0C794134
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x86.msu 3594341F8247F2869EF600541B7B73B0B844C30A 90131D544BB25FF236B524AF2593C73C53BA5C676A0B4CA7C901D51F0C794134
Windows6.0-KB3101722-ia64.msu 05AB8420A74BE80498B961F37DEBBA7DC9EC7310 5E665C36D5E1733642EAE4DD05529B40F9E26AE74C43522156F3E1A48C94726B
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x64.msu 7C00D829D3647C4C33B54F2A2C2C5352C02B8848 A2502A2682573E26AC0F58751543170D067E0E80D8621E865D82B519FCA195C8
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x64.msu 7C00D829D3647C4C33B54F2A2C2C5352C02B8848 A2502A2682573E26AC0F58751543170D067E0E80D8621E865D82B519FCA195C8
Windows6.1-KB3101722-ia64.msu E988DA6C20E57431E7ED82C493C97EB9CBD0A014 0E2F1F8E33DE1E7EC05ADC912961EA15347234A50873EC5D381BA4A0814B16B1
Windows6.1-KB3101722-x64.msu 068F82BEA5CF9AB7B2DB99DECC412BD28EF4AED3 8EB13A420438285B40F469E060D3AE675B15497A9EA67C4888226DBA07B749D6
Windows6.1-KB3101722-x64.msu 068F82BEA5CF9AB7B2DB99DECC412BD28EF4AED3 8EB13A420438285B40F469E060D3AE675B15497A9EA67C4888226DBA07B749D6
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x86.msu 3594341F8247F2869EF600541B7B73B0B844C30A 90131D544BB25FF236B524AF2593C73C53BA5C676A0B4CA7C901D51F0C794134
Windows6.0-KB3101722-x64.msu 7C00D829D3647C4C33B54F2A2C2C5352C02B8848 A2502A2682573E26AC0F58751543170D067E0E80D8621E865D82B519FCA195C8

      

File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.0.6002.19xxx Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 GDR
    6.0.6002.23xxx Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 LDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Ndis.sys 6.0.6002.19512 526,272 10-Oct-2015 16:02 x86
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.0.6001.18000 129,024 19-Jan-2008 07:35 x86
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 18-Sep-2006 21:36 Not Applicable
Ndis.sys 6.0.6002.23822 526,272 10-Oct-2015 15:38 x86
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.0.6002.23822 129,024 10-Oct-2015 15:33 x86
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 07-May-2014 23:52 Not Applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Ndis.sys 6.0.6002.19512 736,192 10-Oct-2015 15:48 x64
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.0.6001.18000 137,216 19-Jan-2008 08:03 x64
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 18-Sep-2006 21:34 Not Applicable
Ndis.sys 6.0.6002.23822 736,704 10-Oct-2015 15:30 x64
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.0.6002.23822 137,216 10-Oct-2015 15:25 x64
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 07-May-2014 23:52 Not Applicable

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Ndis.sys 6.0.6002.19512 1,643,968 10-Oct-2015 15:29 IA-64
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.0.6001.18000 314,880 19-Jan-2008 08:29 IA-64
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 03-Jan-2008 18:51 Not Applicable
Ndis.sys 6.0.6002.23822 1,644,992 10-Oct-2015 15:08 IA-64
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.0.6002.23822 314,368 10-Oct-2015 15:02 IA-64
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 07-May-2014 23:53 Not Applicable

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.1.7601.18 xxx Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 GDR
    6.1.7601.23 xxx Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 LDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Ndis.sys 6.1.7601.19030 712,640 13-Oct-2015 04:50 x86
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.1.7601.19030 156,160 13-Oct-2015 04:44 x86
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 03-Jun-2015 20:15 Not Applicable
Ndis.sys 6.1.7601.23235 713,152 12-Oct-2015 22:32 x86
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.1.7601.23235 156,160 12-Oct-2015 22:27 x86
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 03-Jun-2015 20:14 Not Applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Ndis.sys 6.1.7601.19030 950,720 13-Oct-2015 04:57 x64
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.1.7601.19030 166,912 13-Oct-2015 04:51 x64
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 03-Jun-2015 20:15 Not Applicable
Ndis.sys 6.1.7601.23235 949,184 12-Oct-2015 23:04 x64
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.1.7601.23235 166,912 12-Oct-2015 22:58 x64
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 03-Jun-2015 20:15 Not Applicable

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Ndis.sys 6.1.7601.19030 2,000,320 13-Oct-2015 04:02 IA-64
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.1.7601.19030 357,376 13-Oct-2015 03:56 IA-64
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 03-Jun-2015 20:12 Not Applicable
Ndis.sys 6.1.7601.23235 1,999,808 12-Oct-2015 21:59 IA-64
Ndismigplugin.dll 6.1.7601.23235 357,376 12-Oct-2015 21:54 IA-64
Ndistrace.mof Not Applicable 4,548 03-Jun-2015 20:13 Not Applicable

      

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