CVE-2015-0015 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows Server IAS or NPS by sending crafted username strings to the RADIUS service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-0015?
CVE-2015-0015 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, published on 13 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang and RADIUS outage) via crafted username strings to (1) Internet Authentication Service (IAS) or (2) Network Policy Server (NPS), aka "Network Policy Server RADIUS Implementation Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0015?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-0015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9v3x-4qj6-436h.