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 service (service hang) by creating many machine accounts, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-081
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-081

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2::::datacenter:::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2::::essentials:::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2::::standard:::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-06-16 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-3226

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3226

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3226

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_server_2012
windows_server_2008

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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