MS15-007: Vulnerability in Network Policy Server RADIUS Implementation Could Cause Denial of Service (3014029)

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to a failure to properly parse username queries on an Internet Authentication Service (IAS) or a Network Policy Server (NPS). A remote, unauthenticated attacker, using specially crafted username strings, can exploit this to prevent RADIUS authentication on the IAS or NPS server.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-007

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80496

File Name: smb_nt_ms15-007.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 1/13/2015

Updated: 11/25/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-0015

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0015

BID: 71933

MSFT: MS15-007

MSKB: 3014029