CVE-2016-0037 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ADFS via crafted data, affecting Windows Server administrators.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0037?
CVE-2016-0037 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, published on 10 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The forms-based authentication implementation in Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 3.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via crafted data, aka "Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0037?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0037?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-0037 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0037 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-cwpc-m69r-9cc3.