Microsoft Windows Group Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
11 Feb 2015 10:24
Release Date:
11 Feb 2015
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Group Policy application of Security Configuration policies that could cause Group Policy settings on a targeted system to revert to their default, and potentially less secure, state. An attacker could accomplish this by way of a man-in-the-middle attack that modifies domain controller responses to client requests.
Impact
- Security Restriction Bypass
System / Technologies affected
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-014
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