MS15-067: Description of the security update for Windows RDP: July 14, 2015

Applies To
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 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Starter

Summary

This security update resolves a vulnerability in Windows that could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends a specially crafted sequence of packets to a targeted system that has the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server service enabled. By default, the RDP server service is not enabled on any Windows operating system. Systems that do not have the RDP server service enabled are not at risk. To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-067.

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Important

  • All future security and nonsecurity updates for Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 require update 2919355 to be installed. We recommend that you install update 2919355 on your 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.

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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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 MS15-067 that corresponds to the version of Windows that you are running.

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File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.1.7601.18xxx Windows 7 SP1 GDR
    6.1.7601.22xxx Windows 7 SP1 LDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Rdpcorets.dll 6.1.7601.18892 919,552 11-Jun-2015 17:57 x86
Rdpudd.dll 6.1.7601.18892 134,656 11-Jun-2015 17:15 x86
Rdpvideominiport.sys 6.1.7601.18892 15,872 11-Jun-2015 17:15 x86
Rdpcorets.dll 6.1.7601.23095 920,576 11-Jun-2015 17:23 x86
Rdpudd.dll 6.1.7601.23095 134,656 11-Jun-2015 16:56 x86
Rdpvideominiport.sys 6.1.7601.23095 15,872 11-Jun-2015 16:55 x86
Rdpcore.dll 6.1.7601.23095 827,904 11-Jun-2015 17:23 x86
Rdpcore.mof Not applicable 1,312 03-Jun-2015 20:15 Not applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Rdpcorets.dll 6.1.7601.18892 1,112,576 11-Jun-2015 17:56 x64
Rdpudd.dll 6.1.7601.18892 162,816 11-Jun-2015 17:16 x64
Rdpvideominiport.sys 6.1.7601.18892 20,992 11-Jun-2015 17:15 x64
Rdpcorets.dll 6.1.7601.23095 1,112,576 11-Jun-2015 17:54 x64
Rdpudd.dll 6.1.7601.23095 162,816 11-Jun-2015 17:15 x64
Rdpvideominiport.sys 6.1.7601.23095 20,992 11-Jun-2015 17:14 x64
Rdpcore.dll 6.1.7601.23095 1,032,192 11-Jun-2015 17:54 x64
Rdpcore.mof Not applicable 1,312 03-Jun-2015 20:16 Not applicable
Rdpcore.dll 6.1.7601.23095 827,904 11-Jun-2015 17:23 x86
Rdpcore.mof Not applicable 1,312 03-Jun-2015 20:15 Not applicable

Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM,SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.2.920 0.16 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM GDR
    6.2.920 0.20 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM LDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Rdpcorets.dll 6.2.9200.17395 2,801,664 09-Jun-2015 14:27 x86
Rdpudd.dll 6.2.9200.17247 215,040 24-Jan-2015 04:00 x86
Rdpvideominiport.sys 6.2.9200.16434 23,272 12-Oct-2012 07:12 x86
Rfxvmt.dll 6.2.9200.16434 30,208 12-Oct-2012 05:40 x86
Rdpcorets.dll 6.2.9200.21506 2,804,224 09-Jun-2015 14:18 x86
Rdpudd.dll 6.2.9200.21364 215,040 24-Jan-2015 03:51 x86
Rdpvideominiport.sys 6.2.9200.16384 23,280 26-Jul-2012 03:39 x86
Rfxvmt.dll 6.2.9200.16384 30,208 26-Jul-2012 03:19 x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Rdpcorets.dll 6.2.9200.17395 3,248,640 09-Jun-2015 13:57 x64
Rdpudd.dll 6.2.9200.17247 235,520 24-Jan-2015 04:31 x64
Rdpvideominiport.sys 6.2.9200.16434 27,880 12-Oct-2012 08:08 x64
Rfxvmt.dll 6.2.9200.16434 36,352 12-Oct-2012 06:14 x64
Rdpcorets.dll 6.2.9200.21506 3,250,688 09-Jun-2015 14:18 x64
Rdpudd.dll 6.2.9200.21364 235,520 24-Jan-2015 04:45 x64
Rdpvideominiport.sys 6.2.9200.16384 27,888 26-Jul-2012 03:17 x64
Rfxvmt.dll 6.2.9200.16384 36,352 26-Jul-2012 03:07 x64

      

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