CVE-2015-6097: Microsoft Windows 7

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 20.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified

Published 2015-11-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.