CVE-2014-6331

Summary

CVECVE-2014-6331
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-11-11 22:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0, when a configured SAML Relying Party lacks a sign-out endpoint, does not properly process logoff actions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation, aka "Active Directory Federation Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services 2.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services 3.0 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2008 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2008 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2008 r2 sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Assessing Risk for the November 2014 Security Updates - Security Research & Defense - Site Home - TechNet Blogs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.technet.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services CVE-2014-6331 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-077 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Logout Failure Lets Local Users Access the Target User's Account - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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