Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Active Directory. This manipulation as part of LDAP Request causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1445. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Active Directory. The manipulation as part of a LDAP Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4, XP Professional SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (system hang or reboot) via a crafted LDAP request.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2008. The weakness was presented 06/10/2008 by Alex with Microsoft as MS08-035 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1445 since 03/21/2008. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33138 (MS08-035: Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (953235)), 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 90443 (Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability (MS08-035)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-035 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6181.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42668), Tenable (33138), SecurityFocus (BID 29584†), OSVDB (46066†) and Secunia (SA30586†). See VDB-3732 and VDB-3730 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33138
Nessus Name: MS08-035: Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (953235)
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OpenVAS ID: 801721
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability (953235)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-035
Researcher: Alex
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3733

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X-Force: 42668
SecurityFocus: 29584 - Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Validation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30586
OSVDB: 46066 - Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Request Processing Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1020229
Vulnerability Center: 18595 - [MS08-035] Microsoft Active Directory, ADAM and AD LDS Allows Remote Attackers to Cause a DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1782

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2008 15:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 04:17
Changes: 06/19/2008 15:43 (106), 08/11/2019 14:36 (1), 06/01/2025 04:17 (18)
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