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CVE detail

CVE-2014-6321

Schannel in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Microsoft Schannel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS 10.0 · CriticalBuzz score 16.0

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 16.0

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
11.0
2 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
2 source links · newest first
  • Unit 42 is the Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team. Made up of accomplished cybersecurity researchers and industry experts, Unit 42 gathers, researches, analyzes, and provides insights into the latest cyber threats, then shares them with Palo Alto Networks customers, partners and the broader community to better protect enterprise, service provider, and government computing environments. You

    vendorunit42.paloaltonetworks.comDec 29, 2014, 1:00 PM
  • Microsoft recently released a patch for a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Secure Channel (aka Schannel). This vulnerability is being referred to as MS14-066. The patch addressing CVE-2014-6321 fixed many areas within schannel.dll, including at least two vulnerabilities related to the handling of the Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) protocol. DTLS is used by Microsoft Remote

    vendorunit42.paloaltonetworks.comDec 10, 2014, 10:45 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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