THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2011-1869
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-1869

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
10.3%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The Distributed File System (DFS) implementation in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote DFS servers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted referral response, aka "DFS Referral Response Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2003 Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2011-06-16

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 10.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-1869

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2003 Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-1869.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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