VDB-2689 · CVE-2006-5988 · BID 21083

Microsoft Windows up to 2000 SP4 Active Directory denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to 2000 SP4. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Active Directory. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5988. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to 2000 SP4 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Active Directory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 running Active Directory allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by a certain VulnDisco Pack module. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information. As of 20061116, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, since the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the disclosure is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

The weakness was shared 11/14/2006 with GLEG Ltd. (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5988 since 11/20/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be applying a restrictive firewalling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 21083†), OSVDB (30405†) and Secunia (SA22871†). The entries VDB-2687, VDB-2686 and VDB-2688 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Firewall
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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11/20/2006 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: GLEG Ltd.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2689
SecurityFocus: 21083 - Microsoft Active Directory Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 22871 - Windows Active Directory Unspecified Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 30405 - Microsoft Windows Active Directory Unspecified DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2006 12:00
Updated: 04/22/2018 13:10
Changes: 11/20/2006 12:00 (62), 04/22/2018 13:10 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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