CVE-2014-6324

Known Exploited

Description

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."

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 89.30% Top 5%

KEV Since

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory technet.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237	vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx	not applicable vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958	vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068	patch vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/62556	third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6324?: CVE-2014-6324 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-6324?: To fix CVE-2014-6324, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-6324 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is confirmed that CVE-2014-6324 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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