Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-3868
CVE-2013-3868
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."
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory_lightweight_directory_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory_lightweight_directory_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Windows Vista SP2 / Server 2008 SP2 / Server 2008 R2 SP1 / Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: Windows Server 2008 SP2 / Server 2008 R2 SP1 / Server 2012
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253AnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-079nvd
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