CVE-2011-0040 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The server in Microsoft Active Directory on Windows Server 2003 SP2 does not properly handle an update request for a service principal name (SPN), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (authentication downgrade or outage) via a crafted request that triggers name collisions, aka "Active Directory SPN Validation Vulnerability."

Published: 2011-02-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 40.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2:itanium:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2:x64:::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.40229.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/70825
http://secunia.com/advisories/43215
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46145
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025042
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0319
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-005
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12485

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2011-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:43:14.026Z

Reserved: 2010-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0040

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-02-09T01:00:08.150

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0040

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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