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MS16-081: Security Update for Active Directory (3160352)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 91608
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Synopsis
The remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.Description
The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability in Active Directory. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via the creation of multiple machine accounts, to cause the Active Directory service to stop responding.Note that an attacker must have access to an account that has privileges to join machines to the domain in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2016/ms16-081
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 91608
File Name: smb_nt_ms16-081.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 6/14/2016
Updated: 11/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3226
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-3226
BID: 91118