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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-0079 · published 11 March 2015

CVE-2015-0079: Microsoft windows 7 vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 7

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."

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 16% · top 3.2% CWE-399 · CWE-399
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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."

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031892 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-030 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031892 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-030 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-0079), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.