MS14-074: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (3003743)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79134

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is running Remote Desktop Protocol, which does not properly log failed logon attempts, thus allowing attackers to bypass the audit logon security feature.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2014/ms14-074

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79134

File Name: smb_nt_ms14-074.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 11/12/2014

Updated: 11/25/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-6318

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: 11/11/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6318

BID: 70981

IAVB: 2014-B-0148

MSFT: MS14-074

MSKB: 3003743