Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
CVE-2016-3226
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service hang) by creating many machine accounts, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.107 (95.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.107 · newest: 0.107 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036108 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-081 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3226?
- CVE-2016-3226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3226?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.