Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2014-6324 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-310 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU4901
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6324
CWE-ID:
CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the failure to properly validate signatures in the Kerberos ticket by the Microsoft Kerberos KDC implementation. A remote attacker can forge a ticket and elevate an unprivileged domain user account to a domain administrator account.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Install update from vendor's website.
Windows: 7 - Vista
Windows Server: 2003 - 2012 R2
External linkshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS14-068
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
