CVE-2017-0164 (GCVE-0-2017-0164)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-04-12 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 12:55
VLAI
Summary
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 Active Directory when an authenticated attacker sends malicious search queries, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Denial of Service
Assigner
microsoft CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 3973 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97448 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038235 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Corporation Active Directory Affected: Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2017-04-11 00:00
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