The Group Policy Security Configuration policy implementation 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 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to disable a signing requirement and trigger a revert-to-default action by spoofing domain-controller responses, aka Group Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_7 | Microsoft | –sp1 (including) | –sp1 (including) |
| Windows_8 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_8.1 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_rt | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_rt_8.1 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2003 | Microsoft | –sp2 (including) | –sp2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2008 | Microsoft | –sp2 (including) | –sp2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2008 | Microsoft | r2-sp1 (including) | r2-sp1 (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | r2 (including) | r2 (including) |
| Windows_vista | Microsoft | –sp2 (including) | –sp2 (including) |
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspx
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155007/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy-Security-Feature-Bypass.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72476
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031722
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-014
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspx
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155007/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy-Security-Feature-Bypass.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72476
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031722
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-014