Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4023
CVE-2008-4023
Description
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, aka "Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability."
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP4
- Range: Windows 2000 SP4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- secunia.com/advisories/32242nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31609nvdPatch
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2811nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-060nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45585nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6107nvd
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