Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

MS16-020: Security Update for Active Directory Federation Services to Address Denial of Service (3134222)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

MS16-020: Security Update for Active Directory Federation Services to Address Denial of Service (3134222)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/09/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/09/2016
Modified
06/30/2020

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) attempts to process certain input during forms-based authentication. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability by sending certain input during forms-based authentication could cause the server to become nonresponsive.

Solution(s)

  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-020-24c6ae68-5ddd-4fc3-a81d-2c710f62c4ce

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;