Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:27638

Info

Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27638
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0088
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 12 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 26 2008 11:00PM
Credit: Thomas Garnier of SkyRecon is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 9.0
Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 10.0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows XP Gold 0
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 SP1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Microsoft Windows XP 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Japanese Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.1
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.0
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 2.0
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 1.1
Avaya Messaging Application Server 0
Not Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista December CTP
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Windows Vista beta 2
Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Vista Beta
Microsoft Windows Vista 0

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because Microsoft Active Directory and ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode) fail to handle specially crafted Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected application to stop responding, denying further service to legitimate users.

Note that an attacker requires valid logon credentials to exploit this issue on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

This issue affects Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. The issue affects ADAM when installed on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released patches to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Microsoft Windows XP 0

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3

Microsoft Windows XP Home

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Gold 0

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3

Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2

Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1

References

Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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