Vulnerability in remote desktop protocol could allow denial of service - MS15-030ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:23770 | Date: (C)2015-03-11 (M)2021-06-02 |
Class: PATCH | Family: windows |
The host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft security bulletin MS15-030. The update is required to fix a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly free objects in memory. An unauthenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to exhaust the system memory by creating multiple RDP sessions. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the target system to stop responding.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |