CVE-2016-0050

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    CVE-2016-0050

    Published: 10 Feb 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034986, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-021,

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    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