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    CVE-2008-4023

    Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, aka "Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability."

    Published:Oct 15, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 15, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.60161
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32242
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31609
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021042
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2811
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-060
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45585
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6107
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32242
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31609
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021042
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2811
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-060
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45585
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6107

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High