CVE-2016-0050

Network Policy Server (NPS) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 misparses username queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RADIUS authentication outage) via crafted requests, aka "Network Policy Server RADIUS Implementation Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.3 Medium

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2016-02-10

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2012 (Microsoft)

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034986
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-021