THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-1445
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-1445

Windows Nt vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
27.1%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Nt
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2008-06-12

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 27.1% 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-2008-1445

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Nt is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-1445.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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