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MS14-068: Vulnerability in Kerberos Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3011780) (ESKIMOROLL)
high Nessus Plugin ID 79311
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Synopsis
The remote implementation of Kerberos KDC is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.Description
The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) implementation not properly validating signatures. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate an unprivileged domain user account to a domain administrator account.ESKIMOROLL is one of multiple Equation Group vulnerabilities and exploits disclosed on 2017/04/14 by a group known as the Shadow Brokers.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2014/ms14-068
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 79311
File Name: smb_nt_ms14-068.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 11/18/2014
Updated: 10/11/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-6324
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2014
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/15/2022
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-6324
BID: 70958