Auth bypass in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2014-6318
The audit logon feature in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly log unauthorized login attempts supplying valid credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a series of attempts, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Failure to Audit Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.114 (95.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_8
- Microsoft Windows_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_rt
- Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)