Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                          ESB-2008.0597 -- [Win]
      Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service
                               11 June 2008

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Active Directory
Publisher:            Microsoft
Operating System:     Windows Server 2008
                      Windows Server 2003
                      Windows 2000
                      Windows XP
Impact:               Denial of Service
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2008-1445

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OVERVIEW:

        A denial of service vulnerability exists in implementations of Active 
        Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and
        Windows Server 2008. 

        The vulnerability also exists in implementations of Active Directory 
        Application Mode (ADAM) when installed on Windows XP and Windows 
        Server 2003 and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services 
        (AD LDS) when installed on Windows Server 2008. 

        The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of specially 
        crafted LDAP requests. 


IMPACT: 

        Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a Denial 
        of Service.


MITIGATION:

        Apply the patches available from Microsoft.


REFERENCES:

        [1] Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service 
            http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-035.mspx            

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