Microsoft Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
11 Sep 2013 18:35
Release Date:
11 Sep 2013
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RISK: High Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
A denial of service vulnerability exists in implementations of Active Directory Services and AD LDS that could cause the LDAP directory service to stop responding until an administrator restarts the service. The vulnerability is caused when the LDAP directory service fails to handle a specially crafted query.
Impact
- Denial of Service
System / Technologies affected
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows 8
- Windows Server 2012
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS13-079
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