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CVE-2008-4023
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote…
High10.0EPSS 39.2%
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- microsoft
Description
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 39.2% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6107 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SSRT080143 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 31609 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1021042 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- win-active-directory-ldap-bo(45585) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2811 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MS08-060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- TA08-288A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 32242 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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