CVE-2015-0006
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service 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 does not perform mutual authentication…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service 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 does not perform mutual authentication to determine a domain connection, which allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended permissive configuration by spoofing DNS and LDAP responses on a local network, aka "NLA Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
- EPSS
- 11.61% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62184
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71930
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99521
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99522
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62184
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71930
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99521
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99522
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.