CVE-2014-6324
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges via a forged signature in a ticket, as exploited in the wild in November 2014, aka "Kerberos Checksum Vulnerability."
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges.
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Remediation due: 2022-04-15
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62556
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6324
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