CVE-2017-0164

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Published Apr 12, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 Active Directory when an authenticated attacker sends malicious search queries, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Active Directory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0531	A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 Active Directory when an authenticated attacker sends malicious search queries, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.9% (3.897% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97448
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038235
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0164

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Server 2016

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Apr 12, 2017, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:55 PM
Reserved: Sep 9, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 12, 2017, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:57 AM

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