CVE-2014-6324

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: November 18, 2014 Modified: October 22, 2025
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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."

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62556
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6324
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

15 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
89.0%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-04-15

Affected Vendors

microsoft