What is CVE-2015-1716?

CVE-2015-1716 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2015-05-13.

Is CVE-2015-1716 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 7

CVE-2015-1716

Schannel in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, 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 restrict Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral (DHE) key lengths, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors, aka "Schannel Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.209 (97.3th 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_2003
Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
Microsoft Windows_vista
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

mawinkler/c1-ws-ansible

References

secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1716?: CVE-2015-1716 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2015-05-13.
Is CVE-2015-1716 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.