MS15-120: Security Update for IPSec to Address Denial of Service (3102939)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86830

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) service due to improper handling of encryption negotiation. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a malicious application, to cause the host to become unresponsive.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-120

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86830

File Name: smb_nt_ms15-120.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 11/10/2015

Updated: 11/20/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-6111

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6111

BID: 77481

IAVB: 2015-B-0133

MSFT: MS15-120

MSKB: 3102939