(MS14-016) Vulnerability in Security Account Manager Remote (SAMR) Protocol Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2934418)
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2014-0317
Advisory Date: MAR 12, 2014
DESCRIPTION
This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker makes multiple attempts to match passwords to a username.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 (With Active Directory Application Mode installed)
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory Application Mode installed)
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory Application Mode installed)
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) installed)
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory or Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) installed)
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory or Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) installed)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (With Active Directory or Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) installed)
- Windows Server 2012 (With Active Directory installed)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (With Active Directory installed)
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (With Active Directory or Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) installed)
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (With Active Directory or Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) installed)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) (With Active Directory or Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) installed)
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory Application Mode installed)
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory installed)
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory installed)
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (With Active Directory installed)
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (With Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) installed)
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) (With Active Directory installed)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) (With Active Directory installed)
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