CVE-2015-1716 Weak cryptography in n/a
Remote attackers can defeat cryptographic protections in Windows Schannel due to improper DHE key length restrictions, leading to information disclosure.
- 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-2015-1716?
CVE-2015-1716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Schannel 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 properly restrict Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral (DHE) key lengths, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors, aka "Schannel Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1716?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-1716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hj8r-f4r3-rw37.