CVE-2008-4023 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, aka "Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.62764.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows 2000 Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32242
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31609
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021042
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2811
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-060
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45585
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6107

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-10-15T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:42.372Z

Reserved: 2008-09-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4023

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-15T00:12:15.973

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4023

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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