CVE-2008-0088

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) on XP and Server 2003, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang and restart) via a crafted LDAP request.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 64.19% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0505/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27638 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019382 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2 vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-003 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28764 third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5181 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0088?
CVE-2008-0088 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0088?
To fix CVE-2008-0088, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0088 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0088 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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