Overview
A vulnerability exists in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) message processing of the Windows 2000 domain controller. An attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service condition to the vulnerable Active Directory domain.
Description
| A vulnerability exists in the processing of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) messages by the Windows 2000 domain controller. An attacker may be able send a crafted LDAP message to the vulnerable system and stop the authentication service for the Active Directory domain to stop. | 
Impact
| A remote attacker may be able to stop the authentication service, causing a denial-of-service condition for the Active Directory domain. | 
Solution
| Apply a patch from the vendor Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011 contains patch information to resolve this issue. | 
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector | 
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental | 
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Microsoft for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Jason A Rafail.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2003-0663 | 
| Severity Metric: | 4.94 | 
| Date Public: | 2004-04-13 | 
| Date First Published: | 2004-04-14 | 
| Date Last Updated: | 2004-04-14 01:56 UTC | 
| Document Revision: | 2 |