CVE-2015-0008 - Improper Access Control

Severity

83%

Complexity

65%

Confidentiality

165%

The UNC implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not include authentication from the server to the client, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by making crafted data available on a UNC share, as demonstrated by Group Policy data from a spoofed domain controller, aka "Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

The UNC implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not include authentication from the server to the client, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by making crafted data available on a UNC share, as demonstrated by Group Policy data from a spoofed domain controller, aka "Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 8.3. CVSS Attack Vector: adjacent_network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 10 years ago

2015-02-11 03:00:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-29 19:15:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows RT

Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspx

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155002/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy-Remote-Code-Execution.html

VU#787252

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

72477

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1031719

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

MS15-011

Patch, Vendor Advisory

ms-grouppolicy-cve20150008-code-exec(100426)

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://www.jasadvisors.com/additonal-jasbug-security-exploit-info/

Third Party Advisory

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