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MS15-005: Vulnerability in Network Location Awareness service could allow security feature bypass: January 13, 2015

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Summary

This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that could allow security feature bypass by unintentionally relaxing the firewall policy or configuration of certain services. This unintentional behavior occurs when an attacker on the same network as the victim spoofs responses to DNS and LDAP traffic that is initiated by the victim.

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Introduction

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS15-005. To learn more about this security bulletin:

Home users:
https://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/updates.aspx
Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update website now:
https://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/
IT professionals:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-005

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates:
Support for Microsoft Update

Security solutions for IT professionals:
TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

Help protect your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware:
Virus Solution and Security Center

Local support according to your country:
International Support

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More Information

Note Windows Server 2003 is affected, but an update is not being issued for it. See the Update FAQ of bulletin MS15-005 for more information.

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-KB3022777-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Vista: Windows6.0-KB3022777-x64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	Yes, you must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information	WUSA.exe does not support uninstall of updates. To uninstall an update installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3022777
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-KB3022777-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008: Windows6.0-KB3022777-x64.msu
	For all supported Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008: Windows6.0-KB3022777-ia64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	Yes, you must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information	WUSA.exe does not support uninstall of updates. To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3022777
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-KB3022777-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 7: Windows6.1-KB3022777-x64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	Yes, you must restart your system after you apply this security update. Or, you can stop the nlasvc service, apply the security update, and then start the nlasvc service.
Removal information	To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch. Or, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3022777
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-KB3022777-x64.msu
	For all supported Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2: Windows6.1-KB3022777-ia64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	Yes, you must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information	To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch. Or, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3022777
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-KB3022777-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 8: Windows8-RT-KB3022777-x64.msu
	For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 8.1: Windows8.1-KB3022777-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 8.1: Windows8.1-KB3022777-x64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	Yes, you must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information	To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch. Or, click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and under See also, click Installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3022777
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-KB3022777-x64.msu
	For all supported editions of Windows Server 2012 R2: Windows8.1-KB3022777-x64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	Yes, you must restart your system after you apply this security update.
Removal information	To uninstall an update that is installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch. Or, click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and under See also, click Installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3022777
Registry key verification	Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

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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 Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information

The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (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
6.0.6002.19xxx Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 GDR
6.0.6002.23xxx Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 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 Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6002.19250	93,184	06-Dec-2014	03:14	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.19250	48,640	06-Dec-2014	03:14	x86
Nlasvc.dll	6.0.6002.19250	174,080	06-Dec-2014	03:14	x86
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	93,184	06-Dec-2014	02:51	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	48,640	06-Dec-2014	02:51	x86
Nlasvc.dll	6.0.6002.23557	174,592	06-Dec-2014	02:51	x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6001.18000	109,056	19-Jan-2008	08:03	x64
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.19250	61,440	06-Dec-2014	02:54	x64
Nlasvc.dll	6.0.6002.19250	205,824	06-Dec-2014	02:54	x64
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	109,056	06-Dec-2014	02:35	x64
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	61,440	06-Dec-2014	02:36	x64
Nlasvc.dll	6.0.6002.23557	206,848	06-Dec-2014	02:36	x64
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6002.19250	93,184	06-Dec-2014	03:14	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.19250	48,640	06-Dec-2014	03:14	x86
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	93,184	06-Dec-2014	02:51	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	48,640	06-Dec-2014	02:51	x86

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6001.18000	269,824	19-Jan-2008	08:29	IA-64
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6001.18000	150,016	19-Jan-2008	08:29	IA-64
Nlasvc.dll	6.0.6002.19250	451,584	06-Dec-2014	02:38	IA-64
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	269,312	06-Dec-2014	02:15	IA-64
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	150,016	06-Dec-2014	02:15	IA-64
Nlasvc.dll	6.0.6002.23557	452,608	06-Dec-2014	02:15	IA-64
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6002.19250	93,184	06-Dec-2014	03:14	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.19250	48,640	06-Dec-2014	03:14	x86
Ncsi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	93,184	06-Dec-2014	02:51	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.0.6002.23557	48,640	06-Dec-2014	02:51	x86

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 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 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 GDR
6.1.7601.22xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 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
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.17964	156,672	03-Oct-2012	16:42	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.17964	52,224	03-Oct-2012	16:42	x86
Nlasvc.dll	6.1.7601.18685	242,688	06-Dec-2014	03:50	x86
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	13-Jul-2009	20:54	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	162,304	06-Dec-2014	04:18	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.22137	52,224	18-Oct-2012	19:37	x86
Nlasvc.dll	6.1.7601.22893	242,688	06-Dec-2014	04:18	x86
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	13-Jul-2009	20:54	Not Applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.17964	216,576	03-Oct-2012	17:44	x64
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.17964	70,656	03-Oct-2012	17:44	x64
Nlasvc.dll	6.1.7601.18685	303,616	06-Dec-2014	04:17	x64
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	03-Oct-2012	11:47	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	223,744	06-Dec-2014	04:31	x64
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.22137	70,656	18-Oct-2012	20:31	x64
Nlasvc.dll	6.1.7601.22893	303,616	06-Dec-2014	04:31	x64
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	18-Oct-2012	14:47	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.17964	156,672	03-Oct-2012	16:42	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.17964	52,224	03-Oct-2012	16:42	x86
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	162,304	06-Dec-2014	04:18	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.22137	52,224	18-Oct-2012	19:37	x86
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.18685	156,672	06-Dec-2014	03:50	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.18685	52,224	06-Dec-2014	03:50	x86
Wow64_nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	06-Dec-2014	01:07	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	162,304	06-Dec-2014	04:18	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	52,224	06-Dec-2014	04:18	x86
Wow64_nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	06-Dec-2014	01:08	Not Applicable

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.17964	480,768	03-Oct-2012	16:30	IA-64
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.18685	156,672	06-Dec-2014	03:30	IA-64
Nlasvc.dll	6.1.7601.18685	603,648	06-Dec-2014	03:30	IA-64
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	03-Oct-2012	11:40	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	485,888	06-Dec-2014	03:19	IA-64
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	156,672	06-Dec-2014	03:19	IA-64
Nlasvc.dll	6.1.7601.22893	603,648	06-Dec-2014	03:19	IA-64
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	18-Oct-2012	14:40	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.18685	156,672	06-Dec-2014	03:50	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.18685	52,224	06-Dec-2014	03:50	x86
Wow64_nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	06-Dec-2014	01:07	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	162,304	06-Dec-2014	04:18	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.1.7601.22893	52,224	06-Dec-2014	04:18	x86
Wow64_nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	2,494	06-Dec-2014	01:08	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 0.17 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM GDR
6.2.920 0.21 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
Ncsi.dll	6.2.9200.17199	284,160	06-Dec-2014	06:09	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.2.9200.17199	55,296	06-Dec-2014	06:09	x86
Nlasvc.dll	6.2.9200.17199	287,232	06-Dec-2014	06:09	x86
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	20-Sep-2012	01:48	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.2.9200.20623	283,136	02-Feb-2013	07:03	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.2.9200.16384	55,296	26-Jul-2012	03:19	x86
Nlasvc.dll	6.2.9200.21316	286,720	06-Dec-2014	05:41	x86
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	25-Jul-2012	20:36	Not Applicable

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

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ncsi.dll	6.2.9200.17199	384,000	06-Dec-2014	07:52	x64
Nlaapi.dll	6.2.9200.17199	72,192	06-Dec-2014	07:52	x64
Nlasvc.dll	6.2.9200.17199	357,376	06-Dec-2014	07:52	x64
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	20-Sep-2012	01:45	Not Applicable
Ncsi.dll	6.2.9200.20623	385,024	02-Feb-2013	06:54	x64
Nlaapi.dll	6.2.9200.16384	72,192	26-Jul-2012	03:06	x64
Nlasvc.dll	6.2.9200.21316	356,352	06-Dec-2014	06:41	x64
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	25-Jul-2012	20:32	Not Applicable
Nlaapi.dll	6.2.9200.17199	55,296	06-Dec-2014	06:09	x86
Wow64_nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	02-Feb-2013	03:12	Not Applicable
Nlaapi.dll	6.2.9200.20623	55,296	02-Feb-2013	07:03	x86
Wow64_nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	02-Feb-2013	01:41	Not Applicable

Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 file information

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ncsi.dll	6.3.9600.17550	273,408	06-Dec-2014	02:36	x86
Nlaapi.dll	6.3.9600.17415	65,536	29-Oct-2014	01:01	x86
Nlasvc.dll	6.3.9600.17550	314,880	06-Dec-2014	01:28	x86
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	21-Aug-2013	23:41	Not Applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ncsi.dll	6.3.9600.17550	360,448	06-Dec-2014	03:17	x64
Nlaapi.dll	6.3.9600.17415	86,016	29-Oct-2014	01:24	x64
Nlasvc.dll	6.3.9600.17550	391,680	06-Dec-2014	01:41	x64
Nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	22-Aug-2013	06:46	Not Applicable
Nlaapi.dll	6.3.9600.17415	65,536	29-Oct-2014	01:01	x86
Wow64_nlasvc.ptxml	Not Applicable	4,075	21-Aug-2013	23:41	Not Applicable

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
Windows6.0-KB3022777-ia64.msu	8B670AB57FB1D43B45006916F6EB9AF7AD12080F	65886D03A6303BDDC0DC3F23413EB54A8566B629ED86371D01CB92BD6A3D31CF
Windows6.0-KB3022777-x86.msu	52E88D1C428F9A0160BA895352FDAF3BE6EE0263	050D2486826CC32137069FE36750D057459453A93E1885759F0AD1A65D4E7A0A
Windows6.1-KB3022777-ia64.msu	34190DCAADA37F7143458108408AE8388D83020D	6BD9D29C3D965A379B9CCBCBB09575599D5BD588CCA2119E9FFF60E627479FE1
Windows6.1-KB3022777-x86.msu	8F68CAD0FDCF82B019582C0FDF1EECD1CBA672CD	3F8DC08D1113BDD2E56546E4EACC6F7F1A4ED7B55A03B627E1BDAB616468A18B
Windows8.1-KB3022777-x86.msu	BC3EEA48322EA52C9FC2B25D616BCE242A19C03F	45883E63E92BEBC3E552258426248CB23E42692EFF6AD5D14E44C6173A1B5476
Windows8-RT-KB3022777-x86.msu	DCE15556E802A436FCA33F4745EC96D9D9033757	613CA55BE4BACAA23D50BFD74BDA342CF6FBDA297E1C787EA0A010B4B284ECC3

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Article Info

Article ID	:	3022777
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Created on	:	1/7/2017
Published on	:	1/13/2015
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