Microsoft Active Directory Vulnerability( 13 February 2008 )
Last Update Date:
28 Jan 2011
Release Date:
13 Feb 2008
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RISK: Medium Risk
A denial of service vulnerability exists in implementations of Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. The vulnerability also exists in implementations of Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) when installed on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of specially crafted LDAP requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the computer to stop responding and automatically restart.
Impact
- Denial of Service
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows Server 2003
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
Download locations for this patch
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 - Active Directory
- Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 - ADAM
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition Service Pack 2 - ADAM
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Active Directory
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2- ADAM
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Active Directory
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - ADAM
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Active Directory
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