CVE-2007-0040 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the LDAP service of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 and Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted LDAP request containing an unspecified number of "convertible attributes." With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its age and high severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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