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CVE-2016-3226
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
10.7%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service hang) by creating many machine accounts, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
10.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1036108 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-081 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-3226
- NVD: CVE-2016-3226
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