ID:384 - Exploit for Kerberos privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2016-3237

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:384 - Exploit for Kerberos privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2016-3237

ID:384 - Exploit for Kerberos privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2016-3237

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU293
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3237
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Vulnerable software:
Windows
Windows Server

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an attacker with access to local network to gain elevated privileges.

The vulnerability exists in Kerberos implementation when handling password change request. A local attacker can make the operating system to fall back to NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication Protocol as the default authentication protocol.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a local attacker to launch a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack against the traffic passing between a domain controller and the target machine, intercept and decrypt credentials during password change request.


Remediation