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MS09-066: Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (973309)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42440
Synopsis
The installed version of Active Directory is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.Description
The installed version of Microsoft Active Directory / Active Directory Application Mode / Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service has a buffer overflow vulnerability. By sending specially crafted LDAP or LDAPS requests, a remote attacker can exhaust stack space and cause the affected host to stop responding until it is restarted.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and 2008.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2009/ms09-066
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42440
File Name: smb_nt_ms09-066.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 11/10/2009
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1928
BID: 36918