CVE-2015-0008 — The UNC implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2,

The UNC implementation 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 include authentication from the server to the client, w

01What is this vulnerability?

The UNC implementation 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 include authentication from the server to the client, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by making crafted data available on a UNC share, as demonstrated…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2015-02-11T02:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-06T03:55:27.644Z

09References

• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-01…
• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/787252
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100426
• blogs.technet.com — http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardenin…
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031719
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72477
• www.jasadvisors.com — https://www.jasadvisors.com/additonal-jasbug-security-exploit-info/
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155002/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-…