CVE-2014-6324

microsoft windows 7, microsoft windows 8, microsoft windows 8.1

Published 18 Nov 2014 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, CISA ADP

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Apr 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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."

References

blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspx · Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/62556 · Broken Link
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6324 · US Government Resource