CVE-2015-6111 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a system hang in Windows via crafted IP traffic due to IPSec encryption negotiation mishandling.
- 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-2015-6111?
CVE-2015-6111 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Nov 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IPSec in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles encryption negotiation, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted IP traffic, aka "Windows IPSec Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6111?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6111?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6111 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-2015-6111 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6111 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgc4-g2ff-j2wj.