CVE-2008-4023
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and...
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, aka "Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, aka "Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4023- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, aka "Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4008 No score
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, aka "Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4008- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qx5x-9xp3-x3vm No score
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and...
Active Directory in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly allocate memory for (1) LDAP and (2) LDAPS requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, aka "Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-qx5x-9xp3-x3vm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4023 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published October 15, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.