MS15-082: Vulnerabilities in RDP could allow remote code execution: August 11, 2015

Applies To
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Windows RT Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Starter Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Web Edition Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Starter

Summary

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker first places a specially crafted dynamic link library (DLL) file in the target user’s current working directory and then convinces the user to open an RDP file or to launch a program that is designed to load a trusted DLL file but instead loads the attacker’s specially crafted DLL file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs, could view, change, or delete data, or could create new accounts that have full user rights.

This security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) validates certificates and how RDP loads certain binaries.

To learn more about the update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3073094.

To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-082.

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Important

  • All future security and nonsecurity updates for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 require update 2919355 to be installed. We recommend that you install update 2919355 on your Windows RT 8.1-based, Windows 8.1-based, or Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer so that you receive future updates.
  • If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

Additional information about this security update

The following articles contain additional information about this security update as it relates to individual product versions. The articles may contain known issue information.

  • 3075226 MS15-082: Description of the security update for RDP in Windows: August 11, 2015

  • 3075222 MS15-082: Description of the security update for RDP in Windows: August 11, 2015

    Known issues in security update 3075222:

    • After you install or uninstall this security update, you may have to restart the computer two times.
  • 3075221 MS15-082: Description of the security update for RDP in Windows: August 11, 2015

  • 3075220 MS15-082: Description of the security update for RDP in Windows: August 11, 2015

How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available through Windows Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to turn on automatic updating, see
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Note For Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1, this update is available only through Windows Update.

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

You can obtain the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

Click the download link in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-082 that corresponds to the version of Windows that you are running.

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Security update deployment information

Windows Vista (all editions)Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file names For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows Vista:
Windows6.0-KB3075220-x86.msu
Windows6.0-KB3075221-x86.msu
For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Vista:
Windows6.0-KB3075220-x64.msu
Windows6.0-KB3075221-x64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement You must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information WUSA.exe does not support the removal of updates. To uninstall an update that was installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and select from the list of updates.
File information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3045171
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows Server 2008 (all editions)Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file names For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows Server 2008:
Windows6.0-KB3075220-x86.msu
For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008:
Windows6.0-KB3075220-x64.msu
For all supported Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008:
Windows6.0-KB3075220-ia64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement You must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information WUSA.exe does not support the removal of updates. To uninstall an update that was installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and select from the list of updates.
File information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3045171
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows 7 (all editions)Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 7:
Windows6.1-KB3075220-x86.msu
Windows6.1-KB3075222-x86.msu
Windows6.1-KB3075226-x86.msu
For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 7:
Windows6.1-KB3075220-x64.msu
Windows6.1-KB3075222-x64.msu
Windows6.1-KB3075226-x86.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement You must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information To uninstall an update that was installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and select from the list of updates.
File information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3045171
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows Server 2008 R2 (all editions)Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2:
Windows6.1-KB3075220-x64.msu
Windows6.1-KB3075222-x64.msu
Windows6.1-KB3075226-x86.msu
For all supported Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2:
Windows6.1-KB3075220-ia64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement You must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information To uninstall an update that was installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and select from the list of updates.
File information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3045171
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (all editions)Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 8:
Windows8-RT-KB3075220-x86.msu
For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 8:
Windows8-RT-KB3075220-x64.msu
For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 8.1:
Windows8.1-KB3075220-x86.msu
For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 8.1:
Windows8.1-KB3075220-x64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement You must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information To uninstall an update that was installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and then under See also, click Installed updates and select from the list of updates.
File information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3045171
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (all editions)Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name For all supported editions of Windows Server 2012:
Windows8-RT-KB3075220-x64.msu
For all supported editions of Windows Server 2012 R2:
Windows8.1-KB3075220-x64.msu
Installation switches See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement You must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information To uninstall an update that was installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and then under See also, click Installed updates and select from the list of updates.
File information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3045171
Registry key verification Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1 (all editions)Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Deployment These updates are available through Windows Update only.
Restart Requirement You must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal Information Click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and then under See also, click Installed updates and select from the list of updates.
File Information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3045171

      

File hash information
File name SHA1 hash SHA256 hash
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Windows6.1-KB3075220-x86.msu 1E46613AED15B1BBA9FB37F2FDDD391D41FF3E49 E118CD6720416C74F72E5EA1BED299FD4EB404FF291743DAD0A03AED599B22D5
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Windows6.1-KB3075226-x64.msu EDCAA1B72946B2894F0A3DEBF08ADB059D5A254B F75AB96003F255EF38DFB40941A9C0751EA9BBADCB0FCF22592E3A4C438E6C9D
Windows6.1-KB3075226-x86.msu 4AC94A6FD2B0038520D9BDAB3D98D3779F557F7F 1FCDE5BC4864D14A893D6863E9934A583841C48E353DB62928C88F2C2EE80BE6
Windows8.1-KB3075220-arm.msu 80C2CE5711A98451BFBA7DD1D83CF7DF207AD737 AC38DC63EE7B16D615002934F810438AC8A456B42AE69F4B80B3B604D05E1CAE
Windows8.1-KB3075220-x64.msu 634EC20FBF0CDAF870D77136EB6E2F3AF0D76809 0EE6806DED0DFE9A040FB9499F1E915F42480A87ACFC0E85071BDA23FBD29507
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Windows8-RT-KB3075220-arm.msu 9362755EB2067A66FDB9694491328D206D41786C ADC2A8781593BBB266D1D24CA1357E6D0388592C9F9740F187EC12F56B97C625
Windows8-RT-KB3075220-x64.msu 2BF751DB2BD4D2A35D2571771C0DB39FB79BD409 B7A108ED9156EC99D7436A6FCA10DE84FC0B0168E602E2D5F09E93AF6DBC9F01
Windows8-RT-KB3075220-x86.msu 233D6FC97D673F8F14A22BA26B5DFC7A0778875E AC954F83B47DA00DA7C2558A07F4B64BCC3FE94C2921F3E27C3FB667D609C3AB

      

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