Microsoft Windows Active Directory code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Active Directory. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2535. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component Active Directory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service outage) by creating multiple machine accounts, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 09/08/2015 by Andrew Bartlett with The Samba Team as MS15-096 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-2535 since 03/19/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85846 (MS15-096: Vulnerability in Active Directory Service Could Allow Denial of Service (3072595)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175561 (Debian Security Update for samba (DSA 3433-1)).

Applying the patch MS15-096 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85846), SecurityFocus (BID 76554†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033492†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52485†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77639 and VDB-77636. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Nessus ID: 85846
Nessus Name: MS15-096: Vulnerability in Active Directory Service Could Allow Denial of Service (3072595)
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OpenVAS ID: 703433
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3433-1 (samba - security update)
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Patch: MS15-096

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-096
Researcher: Andrew Bartlett
Organization: The Samba Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2535 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2535
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77640
SecurityFocus: 76554 - Microsoft Active Directory CVE-2015-2535 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033492 - Microsoft Active Directory Lets Remote Authenticated Users Cause the Target Service to Become Nonresponsive
Vulnerability Center: 52485 - [MS15-096] Microsoft Windows Local DoS due to a Flaw in the Process of Creating Machine Accounts, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2015 10:07 AM
Updated: 06/14/2022 06:06 PM
Changes: 09/09/2015 10:07 AM (67), 05/03/2019 08:03 AM (15), 06/14/2022 06:06 PM (2)
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