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MS15-030: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Denial of Service (3039976)
high Nessus Plugin ID 81744
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.Description
The remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability due to a failure by the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to properly free objects in memory. A remote, unauthenticated attacker, by creating multiple RDP sessions, can exploit this to exhaust the system memory and cause a denial of service.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 7, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-030
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 81744
File Name: smb_nt_ms15-030.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 3/10/2015
Updated: 11/22/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-0079
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: 3/10/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-0079
BID: 72921