CVE-2016-0049
Kerberos in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 does not properly validate password changes, which allows remote attackers to bypass…
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Description
Kerberos in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 does not properly validate password changes, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by deploying a crafted Key Distribution Center (KDC) and then performing a sign-in action, aka "Windows Kerberos Security Feature Bypass."
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 13.07% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135797/Windows-Kerberos-Security-Feature-Bypass.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82535
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39442/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135797/Windows-Kerberos-Security-Feature-Bypass.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82535
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39442/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.