CVE-2011-2014 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.0 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can bypass certificate restrictions and access Active Directory resources using revoked X.509 certificates due to missing CRL checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-2014?

CVE-2011-2014 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 8 Nov 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The LDAP over SSL (aka LDAPS) implementation in Active Directory, Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not examine Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs), which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended certificate restrictions and access Active Directory resources by leveraging a revoked X.509 certificate for a domain account, aka "LDAPS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2014?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2011-2014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 7 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qm9j-69fp-v8p4.

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