Microsoft Security Advisory 3046015

Vulnerability in Schannel Could Allow Security Feature Bypass

Published: March 5, 2015 | Updated: March 10, 2015

Version: 2.0

Executive Summary

Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of a vulnerability. We have issued Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-031 to address this issue. For more information about this issue, including download links for an available security update, please review the security bulletin. The vulnerability addressed is the Schannel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2015-1637.

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Revisions

  • V1.0 (March 5, 2015): Advisory published.
  • V1.1 (March 5, 2015): Advisory revised to clarify the reason why no workaround exists for systems running Windows Server 2003. See the Update FAQ for more information.
  • V2.0 (March 10, 2015): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.

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