Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP ASN denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Active Directory. The manipulation as part of LDAP ASN leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3028. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Active Directory. The manipulation as part of a LDAP ASN leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The LDAP service in Windows Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 does not properly check "the number of convertible attributes", which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service unavailability) via a crafted LDAP request, related to "client sent LDAP request logic," aka "Windows Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability". NOTE: this is probably a different issue than CVE-2007-0040.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2007. The weakness was shared 07/10/2007 by Peter Winter-Smith with Microsoft as MS07-039 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3028 since 06/05/2007. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25690 (MS07-039: Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Service Remote Code Execution (926122)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90403 (Windows Active Directory Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS07-039)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS07-039 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15944. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9009.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35180), Tenable (25690), SecurityFocus (BID 24796†), OSVDB (35961†) and Secunia (SA26002†). The entries VDB-3180, VDB-3181, VDB-3182 and VDB-3178 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 25690
Nessus Name: MS07-039: Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Service Remote Code Execution (926122)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS07-039

Snort ID: 15944
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS07-039
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-3028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3179

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X-Force: 35180
SecurityFocus: 24796 - Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 26002
OSVDB: 35961 - Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Service Crafted Request Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018355
Vulnerability Center: 15587 - [MS07-039] Microsoft Active Directory Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS via Crafted LDAP Request, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2481

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2007 16:23
Updated: 01/05/2025 15:50
Changes: 07/18/2007 16:23 (100), 07/21/2019 16:43 (1), 01/05/2025 15:50 (17)
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