MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-3028

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
39.7%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2007-07-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 39.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-3028

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-3028.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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