CVE-2016-3226

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Improper Access Control

Title source: rule

Description

Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service hang) by creating many machine accounts, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."

References (2)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.1344
EPSS Percentile 94.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-284
Status draft

Affected Products (5)

microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012

Timeline

Published Jun 16, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026