# CVE-2015-0079: The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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."

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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-030
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031892

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