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CVE-2013-3868

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 36.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-09-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) on Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 and Active Directory Services on Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (LDAP directory-service outage) via a crafted LDAP query, aka "Remote Anonymous DoS Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-079
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-079

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