CVE-2014-0256

Windows Server 2008 vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

41.8%

EPSS pct

99th

Exploited

No known

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (iSCSI service outage) by sending many crafted packets, aka "iSCSI Target Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows Server 2008

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Published

2014-05-14

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 41.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

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