CVE-2014-6324 KEV EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 87.3% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-15.
Description
The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges via a forged signature in a ticket, as exploited in the wild in November 2014, aka "Kerberos Checksum Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 87.34% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-15 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-11-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-25 |
| Due | 2022-04-15 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Kerberos - Privilege Escalation (MS14-068) | 2014-12-05 |
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62556
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62556
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6324
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