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.

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."

EPSS: 0.107 (95.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, 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.