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CVE-2008-1445

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1445 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Active Directory affecting Windows 2000 Server SP4, XP Professional SP2/SP3, Server 2003 SP1/SP2, and Server 2008. An authenticated remote attacker can trigger a system hang or reboot by sending a specially crafted LDAP request. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
xpCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:pro:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.1HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
27.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2714 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-035
secunia.com / advisories/30586
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4910
securityfocus.com / archive/1/493338/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/493342/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/29584
Patch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1782
Broken Link