# CVE-2015-0006: The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Wi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2015-01-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not perform mutual authentication to determine a domain connection, which allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended permissive configuration by spoofing DNS and LDAP responses on a local network, aka "NLA Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/62184
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71930
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99522
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62098
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99521
- https://github.com/bugch3ck/imposter

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