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CVE-2015-0079

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Published: Mar 11, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.9
Source: NVD

Description

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and RDP outage) by establishing many RDP sessions that do not properly free allocated memory, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected (5)

Microsoft
4 products
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Windows 7
All versions
Windows 8
All versions
Windows 8.1
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
All versions
Windows Server 2012
Version r2

Related CWEs

CWE-399
CWE-399

References (4)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secure@microsoft.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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