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CVE-2014-6324

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

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."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published11/18/2014

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductKerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC)

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-25

Remediation Due Date2022-04-15

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2(secure@microsoft.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/62556(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/62556(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6324(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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