CVE-2016-3226
MEDIUMActive Directory in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and 2012 - Authenticated DoS via Machine Account Creation
Title source: llmDescription
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)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036108
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-081
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.1070
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 sp1
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012
r2 (3 CPE variants)
Published
Jun 16, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026