CVE-2007-0040

Summary

CVECVE-2007-0040
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-07-10 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe LDAP service in Windows Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Server 2003 x64 Edition and SP2, and Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LDAP request with an unspecified number of "convertible attributes."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp1 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 x64 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
osvdb.org/35960 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Microsoft Windows Active Directory Two Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-039 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-191A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Windows Active Directory Remote Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Windows Active Directory Bug in Processing LDAP Convertible Attributes Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#487905 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
[security bulletin] HPSBST02243 SSRT071446 rev.1 - Storage Management Appliance (SMA), Microsoft Patch Applicability MS07-036 to MS07-041 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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