CVE-2008-0088
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—
Unspecified vulnerability in Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) on XP and Server 2003, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang and restart) via a crafted LDAP request.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Base score: 6.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 29%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- CWE-20
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28764
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27638
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019382
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0505/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5181
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28764
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27638
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019382
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0505/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5181
Raw JSON (NVD)
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