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LSASS.LDAP.Stack.Overflow

Release Date

Nov 12, 2009

Severity

high

Impact

Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

Description

This indicates an attack attempt against a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Active Directory.

The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a malicious LDAP request. It allows a remote attacker to cause DoS via sending crafted LDAP request.

Affected Products

Active Directory:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2*
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2*

Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM)
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS)
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2*
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2*

Recommended Actions

Apply patch, available from the web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-066.mspx

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

CVE-2009-1928

Reference/s

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-066.mspx (MS-ID)

Reference: VID-17928