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CVE-2014-6324

Known Exploited (CISA KEV)HIGH

8.8

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score28.5490%

EPSS Percentile85.51th

PublishedNov 18, 2014

Last ModifiedApr 22, 2026

Vulnerability 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."

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Microsoft

Windows 7

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows 8

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows 8.1

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows Server 2003

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

= r2

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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

= r2

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Microsoft

Windows Server 2012

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows Server 2012

= r2

References & Advisories

🔗 http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx

🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/62556

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237

🔗 http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A

🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068

🔗 http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx

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