CVE-2016-0050

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

Network Policy Server (NPS) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 misparses username queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RADIUS authentication outage) via crafted requests, aka "Network Policy Server RADIUS Implementation Denial of Service Vulnerability."

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034986

[Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-021

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.5317

EPSS Percentile 97.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (6)

microsoft/windows_server_2008

microsoft/windows_server_2012

Timeline

Published Feb 10, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026