Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Active Directory. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5112. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Active Directory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The LDAP server in Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 responds differently to a failed bind attempt depending on whether the user account exists and is permitted to login, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames via a series of LDAP bind requests, as demonstrated by ldapuserenum.

The weakness was presented 11/17/2008 by Portcullis (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5112 since 11/16/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46628), SecurityFocus (BID 32305†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20011†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Portcullis
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45063
X-Force: 46628
SecurityFocus: 32305 - Microsoft Active Directory LDAP Server Username Enumeration Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 20011 - Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP Server Vulnerability Allows Remote Enumeration of User Names, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 09/18/2018 08:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (50), 09/18/2018 08:30 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:3D8:103

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